The purpose of this booklet is to place in perspective the role of the Michigan State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Michigan Department of Education in collective bargaining in education. Part 1 discusses the role of the State Board of Education in developing policy with respect to teacher-school board…

Drawing on data about unionism in education as well as in other public and private sectors, this literature review focuses on three areas: the causes of collective bargaining in public education, the reasons for strikes by school employees, and the impact of unions on educational expenses and salaries. The author first discusses the factors…

Researchers analyzed 127 public school teachers' strikes in New Jersey during the 36 school years from 1945 through 1981, presenting their data in over 60 tables. Data were collected from newspapers, magazines, and journals; through personal interviews; and via a questionnaire survey of affiliates of the New Jersey Education Association and the…

Although Illinois has not enacted a comprehensive bargaining statute, school districts have been using the collective bargaining process to determine teacher salaries, benefits, and conditions of employment for more than a decade. Nevertheless, since the 1977-78 school year, Illinois public schools have experienced 139 teacher strikes. The purpose…

To enlarge and update the body of knowledge concerning trends in collective bargaining and to better prepare administrators for their roles in collective bargaining, the American Association of School Personnel Administrators' (AASPA) standing Negotiations Committee sent questionnaires to 750 administrators, teacher association leaders, and…

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)