Considers the difficulties women face in realizing sex equality in teaching and administrative positions. (RK)

Students from California to Florida to New York are behaving as they please, assaulting their teachers, avoiding any serious penalty, and, in some cases, committing murder in their schools. Some changes are being initiated. (RK)

Teacher retention rates in New York from 1974 though 1984 were studied in 57 school districts that used alternative practices of internal salary distribution. These districts were categorized by relative attractiveness of salaries offered entry-level, midcareer, and senior teachers. Data revealed positive correlations between district retention…

This brochure describes how private-school students and teachers, including those in religiously affiliated schools, can receive federal education program benefits. It summarizes programs offered by the U.S. Department of Education that can aid students. A brief description of each program, all of which fall under the Elementary and Secondary…

Author feels the need for parent-teacher groups will continue, since they are the means of communication between school and community. (SP)

Teacher shortages and declining test scores and enrollments characterize the science education crisis. Teachers are blamed for the decline yet are underpaid; must be computer competent; and must teach increasingly complicated, relevant courses. Student science competitions, one-year teaching certification internships at full pay, better salaries,…

The author discusses the drain on the energy of the school band director who is expected to direct the school pep band at night for athletic events and the concert band during the day. He offers a solution: small pep bands made up of volunteers and conducted by students. (KC)

The intent of this investigation was to determine if and to what extent collective bargaining has influenced attainment of salary and economic benefits such as teacher salary, insurance premiums, and sick leave. (MM)

Focuses on the realities of school board-teacher bargaining as it has evolved in Ontario. (Author/RK)

Suggests that when the practice of some form of education bargaining is utilized thoughtfully and responsibly by teachers and school boards, a workable balance of priorities is possible. (Author/AM)

Teachers should seek the help of local or state associations in questions of unfair treatment, since constitutional rights do not cease to exist when signing a teaching contract. (MB)

We are now accumulating the knowledge base necessary for teaching to become a true profession, and we have the possibility within reach to work together to attain that stature. This editorial essay previews the articles that focus on this theme in this issue of "Educational Leadership." (TE)

Suggests that child-care practices should also be suited for the developmental level of child-care practitioners. Offers charts and checklists to help practitioners identify their developmental stage. Lists life characteristics and key concerns of age groups ranging from 17 to over 55 years. (JW)

Increased pace of change and enhanced competition within British education, coupled with threatened or actual school mergers, have brought added pressures to the teaching profession. A study of 76 teachers from 5 Northern Ireland secondary schools that were threatened by merger, had merged, or had not merged revealed that those threatened by…

The objectives of this article were to assess the relationship between burnout, health, job demands and job resources in a sample of educators. A cross-sectional survey design was used. Stratified random samples (N = 266) were taken of educators in an area of the North-West Province. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, the Health…