This issue brief addresses the following questions: (1) How many teachers leave the profession in a year's time, and why? and (2) Are public school teachers more or less likely than private school teachers to leave the profession or move to different schools? Data were gathered from the National Center for Education Statistics 1987-88 Schools and…

In 1981, a study was undertaken for the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) to compare CCC's faculty personnel practices with those of 30 other urban community colleges. Twelve areas of concern for future bargaining negotiations were studied: (1) faculty salaries; (2) overload compensation; (3) compensation for substitution; (4) nature of…

To facilitate teacher mobility in the Northeast, barriers to interstate movement must be lessened. Presently, teachers are restricted from transferring pension assets across state lines; they can lose up to 40 percent of their retirement benefits, can usually transfer only part of their years of service, and may be financially unable to "buy…

Designed for faculty and exempt administrators at Washington's community colleges, this handbook explains available retirement plans, deductions, and options. First, a glossary of terms and an index to sections of the handbook dealing with the concepts are provided. The bulk of the handbook uses a question/answer format to present information on…

Recounts the experiences of an unemployed German professor who tried an executive development firm. (CHK)

The National Education Association (NEA) provides traditional education services to its members but also emphasizes political action and secures employment rights for teachers. (Author/PG)

Based on data compiled from the U.S. Census Bureau "Current Population Survey" (March 1989), this report compares the average annual earnings of teachers to the average annual earnings of college graduates in full-time, salaried, nonteaching positions in six states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South…

Information about pensions offered to employees of 17 Ontario universities is presented. For each of the 17 universities' pension plans, the following types of information are provided: type of plan; eligibility; member contribution; university contribution; benefits on normal retirement, on early retirement, on termination, and on death; model…

The extent, causes, and possible consequences of underfunded teacher pensions are examined. The analysis is divided into two separate studies. Essay I, "Appraising the Funding Status of Teacher Pensions: An Econometric Approach," examines the funding status of teacher pension plans for the 50 states and for selected localities for the…

According to research of the 1980's in the ERIC system and elsewhere, there seem to be three schools of thought about the most effective ways to reward good teachers and provide incentives for improving teacher performance. The schools of thought described include (1) intrinsic rewards only; (2) specific additional monetary rewards for specific…

This report relates the operations of the Manitoba Teachers' Retirement Allowances Fund for its fiscal year ended on December 31, 1982. A copy of the Provincial Auditor's Report on the Accounts is attached as well as the related financial statements. Included in the report are: (1) graphs displaying notable financial and statistical items; (2)…

Surveys the legal principles reflected in the National Labor Relations Act applicable to private institutions and sets forth specific instances in which general public employment legislation may be tailored so as to suit the interests of higher education institutions. (Author/PG)

Discusses possible implications of H.R. 9730, a bill before Congress that would provide federally guaranteed collective bargaining rights for all state and local public employees, including teachers and other school employees. (JG)

This report considers the question of what becomes of college graduates who are newly qualified to teach and who face a teacher surplus. National statistics provide data on the following questions: What is the state of the market for new teachers? How do graduates newly qualified to teach fare in the labor market compared to other graduates? What…