This conference report contains (1) resumes of three speeches dealing with teacher aides, teacher strikes, and arbitration of employee grievances; (2) five task force reports that consider accountability, instructional improvement, teacher power, collective negotiations in education, and differentiated staffing; and (3) a list of conference…

This document contains reports of research findings considered of special relevance for school board members. The introduction summarizes the project which involved selecting, abstracting, analyzing, and interpreting research on 27 topics. Each of the 27 resumes (written in "layman's language") includes questions, review of studies, implications,…