Fourteen years ago, as the Director of the Montana Rural Education Center at the University of Montana-Western, the author undertook the first comprehensive study of rural teachers' salaries and benefits in the state. This study is the fourth in fourteen years. Not only does it provide a clear picture of the salaries and working conditions of the…

Sabbatical leave has a long and distinguished history in academe, both at universities and community colleges. By virtue of its traditional benefit to professors, institutions, and students, sabbaticals may appropriately be considered as a "right" by the professoriate. Even so, during statewide budgetary crises, sabbatical leave was…

Each state determines qualifications to teach and to provide other educational services in the schools of that state. This article supplies a list of state certification officers if one wishes to obtain accurate information about certification requirements. (Author/PC)

Answers questions related to collective bargaining in education. Includes discussions of monitored meetings, health benefits, attorneys at the bargaining table, and hiring demand. (Author/DN)

A review of some of the class-size research and a discussion of the views of administrators and teachers. (MLF)

This brochure explains the teacher exchange program carried out by the U.S. Office of Education in cooperation with the State Department. It provides details of the opportunities available to qualified U.S. teachers to teach abroad for the 1975-76 academic year, primarily in elementary and secondary schools. With the cooperation of U.S. schools,…

The objective of this study is to identify the correlates of student performance and teacher retention in an inner city elementary school district, in order to provide administrators with information. The study is divided into two parts. In the first, the authors are concerned with describing the inner urban school system. The data to be analyzed…

This 60-item bibliography presents books, journal articles, and dissertations concerning various aspects of sabbatical leave. (MJM)

The Renewable Contract Plan at Hampshire College makes certain assumptions: First, that traditional life tenure systems do not necessarily encourage continuing professional evaluation, nor do they necessarily encourage pedagogical experimentation, development, and renewal. The positive assumptions of the Renewable Contract Plan include: (1)…

In this speech, the author identifies and discusses some misconceptions about tenure, discusses some problems encountered in dismissing tenured teachers, and offers solutions for improving this dismissal process. To improve the dismissal process, the author urges that (1) boards of education consult an attorney when contemplating a tenure…

This study provides the prospective teacher with information concerning the expectations of hiring officials and the practices and policies commonly used in the teacher employment process. A mail survey was sent to officials in 208 districts in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska. The survey instrument consisted of a checklist and a section made…

Serving as a substitute teacher can be an effective method of gaining eventual full-time employment in an educational system faced with a teacher surplus. (MB)

Argues that tenure is necessary to protect the professional rights and freedom of classroom teachers and that the current criticism of tenure should be directed against the lack of meaningful teacher evaluation and staff development programs. (JG)

A Missouri school system has cut benefit costs by establishing a self-funded health insurance plan for employees. Reviews areas to consider and ways to set up such a plan. (MD)

Discusses alternate employment opportunities for teacher training graduates. (NRJ)