Briefly describes types of binding arbitration that various states have adopted as a means of preventing teacher strikes. (IRT)

Examines some of the issues that came out of a three-day national conference sponsored by the National School Volunteer Program, Inc. (IRT)

A 1979 law enacted by the state of Connecticut in response to a lengthy and bitter teacher strike may have served as a catalyst to improve the negotiation process. The law mandated a mediation process and compulsory binding-interest arbitration. (Author/WD)

Teachers strike for economic and political reasons. (Author/IRT)

Data from 300 randomly selected K-12 teachers employed in 1979-80 in the Jefferson Parish (Louisiana) Public Schools revealed 10 predictor variables that substantially differentiated striking and nonstriking teachers. (Author/WD)

Examines teacher organization involvement in politics at the state and federal level, particularly in collective bargaining issues. (IRT)

Presents clear statements of management rights in response to governance issues stimulated by teacher collective bargaining. (DW)

Analyzes New Jersey case involving the jailing of striking teachers who refused to comply with a judge's return-to-work order. (PKP)

The British school system is experiencing an unprecedented wave of teacher strikes due to low pay, limited promotion prospects, eroding status, and increased demands on teachers from rising academic standards and parent expectations. High unemployment rates, diminishing public-sector funding, and the British class system are worsening a chaotic…

Argues that public sector collective bargaining is inconsistent with democratic government and has contributed to the erosion of public support for public education. Predicts the demise of public sector bargaining in the next 20 years. (Author/WD)

Reports the full results of the 1982 Gallup Poll of the public's attitude toward education. Topics covered include major problems confronting the schools, rating of the schools, federal funds, budget cutting, curriculum changes, special education, and federal control. (JM)