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Hamer, Irving, Jr. – 1977
In this speech the subject of eroding public confidence in the public schools is discussed. Elected school boards and school administrators quite frequently do not solve the problems facing the schools, and this failure is often because of lack of communication with the public and lack of citizen participation in decisions affecting school…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Citizen Participation, Citizens Councils, Collective Bargaining
Englert, Richard M. – 1978
The major results are described of an historical/legal study of statewide legislative and judicial decisions tracing changes in California's state policies regarding teacher labor relations from 1930 to 1975. The central research questions dealt with identifying specific public policy changes, events surrounding these changes, positions taken by…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Association of California School Administrators. – 1973
This manual examines the various aspects and effects of a teachers' strike for the purpose of providing school administrators with background material and suggested methods for building a strike contingency plan. It does not describe a specific plan but rather is intended to serve as a guide to help administrators develop a strike plan for their…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Problems, Administrator Guides, Board of Education Policy
Tractenberg, Paul L.; Arnold, Selma – 1970
The contributors to this volume examine various legal aspects of the following school problems: decentralization, collective negotiation, and student rights. These writers detail the practical aspects of recent decentralizations in New York City and Detroit, and make recommendations for local board functioning in decentralized systems. Three…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Community Control
Nolte, M. Chester; Linn, John Phillip – 1968
Intended as background material for the annual meeting of the Education Commission of the States, this document attempts to answer basic questions inherent in teacher negotiations. The first section discusses teacher militancy, current status of legislation, and contents of teacher negotiation laws. The second section considers issues facing…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Educational Finance
Hill, Thomas W.; And Others – 1971
This looseleaf, indexed handbook provides guidelines designed to equip school administrators with the tools, tactics, and techniques necessary to meet the challenge of teacher associations at the bargaining table. The document contains a discussion of the teacher militancy background, some suggestions on how to prepare for negotiations, and a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Class Size, Collective Bargaining
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Ley, Robert D.; Wines, William A. – Economics of Education Review, 1985
Teachers made economic gains in 18 of the 25 economically motivated teacher strikes occurring in Minnesota in 1981. Analysis suggests that school boards' prestrike offers strongly influenced strike activity, that public-sector bargaining is in an early developmental stage, and that labor markets for certified teachers are statewide. (PGD)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Educational Economics
Cramer, Jerome – American School Board Journal, 1984
Following a 1980 strike by San Jose, California, public school teachers, the San Jose school board was embarrassed by a $6.2 million budget surplus into granting a teacher contract beyond its fiscal capacity. The school board's subsequent decision to declare bankruptcy established a controversial precedent for similar actions elsewhere. (JBM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Arbitration, Board of Education Role, Collective Bargaining
Illinois Trustee, 1992
"Illinois Trustee," the official publication of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA), is distributed to all trustees, chancellors, and presidents, as well as to other persons interested in the public community colleges of Illinois. These five issues of volume 22 include the following articles: (1) "Colleges…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Goldfarb, Lyn; Gray, Lorraine – 1982
Background reading materials are provided in this booklet developed to be used in conjunction with the award winning color documentary film "With Babies and Banners." The film records the role that the women of Flint, Michigan, played in the great General Motors sit-down strike of 1937. The readings are suitable for college audiences and…
Descriptors: Civics, Documentaries, Economics Education, Educational Television
Douglas, Joel M., Ed. – Newsletter of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, 1985
Views of four spokespersons concerning the Federation of University Employees' 10-week strike at Yale University in 1984, which involved clerical and technical workers of Local 34, are presented. Speaking for the college administration, Linda Lorimer reviews the composition of the Local 34 bargaining unit and notables of the contract, and briefly…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Clerical Workers, Collective Bargaining, College Administration
California School Boards Association, Sacramento. – 1987
This handbook is a guide to the collective bargaining process for school board members. It emphasizes the need for school boards to take the initiative in setting goals, reducing the potential for friction, and preserving management prerogatives against the competing responsibility to bargain in good faith under the law. Chapter 1 describes the…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education
Cresswell, Anthony M.; Gerdin, Carolyn N. – 1985
This study tests the fit of competing models of strike causes on a sample of public school districts in New York. The models are based on differing assumptions. One is that strikes are the result of mistakes or imperfect information; the other is that strikes are rational choices made in expectation of gain. The differences in these views are…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Comparative Analysis, Contracts
HOOKER, CLIFFORD P.; MUELLER, VAN D. – 1967
AT A WORKSHOP ON TEACHER-ADMINISTRATOR-SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS HELD OCTOBER 12-15, 1966, AT HUDSON, WISCONSIN, MAJOR PRESENTATIONS CONCERNING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN EDUCATION WERE MADE BY FIFTEEN AUTHORITIES. THESE HAVE BEEN COMBINED INTO 12 CHAPTERS--(1) "THE LAW PERTINENT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN THE U.S.," (2) "THE LAW…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education
SCHNAUFER, PETE – 1966
THE USES OF TEACHER POWER IN INFLUENCING THE WORK CONDITIONS, REWARDS, AND ACTIVITIES OF TEACHERS ARE DISCUSSED. THE STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, AND APPROPRIATE USES OF VARIOUS TACTICS FOR THE EXERCISE OF THIS POWER ARE DESCRIBED. PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO SANCTIONS, STRIKES, INJUNCTIONS, AND MASS RESIGNATIONS. PICKETING, SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining
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