Presents a high school English teacher's experience taking maternity leave and deciding to return to teaching on a part-time basis. (MM)

The collective bargaining process and its consequences are explained and analyzed, in hope that faculties and administrators will examine the issue before an organization drive begins and legal restrictions present difficulties. (Author/RW)

In several problematic college composition teaching scenarios, loss of faith in possibility is best described through the concept of disappointment. By articulating the nature of disappointments, instructors might develop an understanding of the collectivity of their experiences which would thus help to change such scenarios. The context of…

Teacher conduct is a loaded concept. Teachers in New Jersey are cautioned to study their life styles and the existing teacher conduct regulations to avoid conflict and possible loss of jobs. (DS)

Lists the reasons why professors are turning to collective bargaining and why they must seek strength in unity. (SP)

Describes 2 differing Supreme Court rulings concerning procedures for explaining nonrenewal of contract to nontenured professors. (HS)

This survey of 464 junior college teachers from 60 institutions was designed to determine the relative importance to faculty members of four categories of employee benefits--security, teaching, research, and income supplement. (NF)

School boards have numerous opportunities to show support for and make teachers allies on many fronts. Teachers need assurance that their welfare is a school board concern. Overcoming negative attitudes requires that boards stop viewing teachers as menial servants or hired hands. (Author/CM)

Argues that public school teachers are unable to do their jobs properly because the classroom has become an unworkable environment. Advocates strong teacher associations that will force boards, administrators, and the community to make the changes necessary to facilitate real teaching. (SJL)

Proposes that English teachers hone their skills and devote time and effort to building public relations. Considers ways of telling the English teacher's story regionally, through letter writing campaigns, public service announcements, and public affairs programing. (RL)

Tips are given for coping with teacher burnout. (LH)

Provides excerpts from the six-part history of the United Federation of Teachers, New York City to show that most of the day-to-day rights and dignities teachers now take for granted once had to be wrested from a reluctant and uncooperative system. Suggests that the struggle to maintain these rights is continuing. (GR)

The contribution of American teachers needs to be recognized and reaffirmed. A federally funded teacher enrichment program that offers fellowships, summer institutes, recruitment opportunities and scholarships for those working with at-risk students is suggested. (DG)