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Kahlenberg, Richard D. – American Educator, 2012
Teachers' unions are under unprecedented bipartisan attack. The drumbeat is relentless, from governors in Wisconsin and Ohio to the film directors of "Waiting for 'Superman'" and "The Lottery"; from new lobbying groups like Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst and Wall Street's Democrats for Education Reform to political columnists such as Jonathan Alter…
Descriptors: Evidence, Collective Bargaining, Democratic Values, Unions
Sawchuk, Stephen – Education Week, 2011
First it was changes to pay, then evaluation systems, and then tenure laws. Now, lawmakers in several states are challenging collective bargaining, the foundation of teacher unionism. Leaders in Idaho, Indiana, and Tennessee are proposing bills that would limit what, if anything, teachers' unions could negotiate. None of the proposals has yet…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Grievance Procedures, State Legislation, Unions
Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2011
Leaders of the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) charter schools are optimistic that they can reach a long-term agreement with the Baltimore (Maryland) Teachers Union in a nationally watched dispute over teacher pay for an extended school day, reducing the likelihood that the charter network will carry out its threat to close its two schools in…
Descriptors: Unions, Extended School Day, Teacher Salaries, Collective Bargaining
Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2011
Gov. Scott Walker's sweeping proposal to scale back collective bargaining rights for most public employees in Wisconsin has sparked a rancorous standoff with teachers across the state--and fueled speculation about whether similar plans will gain traction in other parts of the country. But as massive demonstrations played out in Madison--an…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Labor Legislation, Labor Problems, Labor Relations
Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2011
State-level battles over changes in education policy have shifted in many places from legislative chambers to courthouses, as unions and other critics of new laws challenge them on the grounds that they violate state constitutions and worker contracts. Republican governors and lawmakers--their ranks bolstered by the 2010 elections--won passage…
Descriptors: Unions, Educational Policy, Court Litigation, Politics of Education
Burke, Lindsey – Heritage Foundation, 2010
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), signed in February 2009, included nearly $100 billion in new funding for the Department of Education (DOE). Over $36 billion of it remains unspent, and bills in both the House and Senate are calling for even more funding for teacher jobs. It is unlikely that billions more in federal spending will…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Teacher Employment
Ruiz, Eddy A. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2007
This chapter explores recent legal challenges and victories brought forth by part-time community college faculty in Washington State in an effort to attain equity and social justice.
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Justice, College Faculty
Hess, Frederick M.; Loup, Cody – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2008
In the era of No Child Left Behind, principals are increasingly held accountable for student performance. But are teacher labor agreements giving them enough flexibility to manage effectively? This study answers this question and others. It examines how much flexibility school leaders enjoy on key dimensions of management in America's fifty…
Descriptors: School Administration, School Districts, School District Size, Contracts
Zweiback, Richard – Nation's Schools, 1974
Gives tips on negotiating and writing employment contracts for teachers. Topics considered include a no-strike clause, bargaining format, administration of welfare funds, and use of the term "mutual understanding." (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Negotiation Agreements, Teacher Employment
Vo, Chuong-Dai – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1996
Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of providing tenure in local school districts. Cites the case of the Patchogue-Medford School Board on Long Island, New York, which started denying tenure to qualified teachers because of one tenured teacher who is making a mockery of his position. (JOW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Politics, School Districts, State Legislation
Sack, Joetta L. – Teacher Magazine, 2006
Once as familiar in the back-to-school ritual as falling leaves, teacher strikes seem headed for a winter freeze. According to the nation's largest teacher's union, about 15 of the National Education Association's (NEA) 14,000 local affiliates have gone on strike since the start of this school year. In Pennsylvania--a traditional union…
Descriptors: Teacher Strikes, Unions, School Districts, Teacher Salaries
White, John H. – 1982
To discover how teachers feel about a bonus program designed to give stipends to teachers with few absences, the author surveyed teachers in two elementary schools, one an urban school with a heterogeneous student body and the other suburban and homogeneous. By using a questionnaire, information was gathered on (1) standard demographic…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Rewards, Teacher Attendance, Teacher Attitudes

Birnbaum, Robert – Educational Record, 1974
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Higher Education, Negotiation Agreements, Teacher Employment Benefits
Hoover, David A. – APSS Know How, 1975
A discussion of state court decisions that indicate trends in deciding management's prerogative to determine educational policy and the rights of teachers to bargain on matters of interest to them. (MLF)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Educational Policy, Negotiation Impasses
Lieberman, Myron – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 1972
Major changes in teacher organizations are likely to occur in the next decade," as unions grow larger and more organized. (Author/SP)
Descriptors: Administration, Collective Bargaining, Employer Employee Relationship, Teacher Associations