Deals with the public employer-employee bargaining relationship in States where there is no comprehensive scheme for regulating that relationship. Points out the legal issues that arise in such a relationship and the difficulties to be avoided in resolving those issues. (Author)

Discusses Ohio's experience with public employee collective negotiation in the absence of comprehensive statutes governing such negotiation. (JF)

Traditional view of the personal vs. professional'' conflict present when married women work; the author feels professional duties should come first. (SP)

Describes the implications of a recent U.S. Supreme Court case upholding a Massachusetts loyalty oath required of all State and local government employees, including teachers. (JF)

Tenure laws should be repealed or modified to encourage contractual rather than legislative protection for teachers. (Author)

Author compares supply of qualified teachers with the numbers of teachers who are employed" (the surplus) and with the numbers who should be employed to attain a specified standard of educational quality" (the shortage). (Author/SP)

A principal discusses the problems he and his school encountered in dismissing a tenured teacher. (JF)

Empirical evidence of tax shelter usage is sparse. These data add weight to earlier concerns about whether tax incentives to save for retirement benefit upper-income groups more than middle- and lower-income groups and present the importance of different sources of income in providing retirement funds for this group. (Author/RC)

Reasons for teachers' professional and personal disillusionment are explored, and some possible solutions are offered. (LH)

A beginning teacher's audiovisual portfolio would give the prospective employer a clear idea of the applicant's actual teaching style and ability. (Author/MLF)