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Downey, Gregg W. – American School Board Journal, 1976
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Board of Education Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Practices
Download full textCommission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1982
As a result of declining enrollment and newly instituted limitations on property taxes resulting from passage of Proposition 2 1/2, school districts in Massachusetts have been forced to reduce the size of their teaching staffs. The Massachusetts Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights sought to determine what steps were being…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Employment Practices, Government Role
Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1997
In the federal case from New Jersey, "Taxman v. Board of Education of Township of Piscataway," the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a school board cannot use affirmative-action guidelines to decide which employees will be laid off. This article explains the precedents upon which the court based its August 1996 decision. (LMI)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Board of Education Role, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation
Ruzicka, Pat; Berard, Barbara, Ed. – 1982
The result of two seminars bringing together educators to discuss the "often conflicting requirements of affirmative action and reductions in force" (RIF), this booklet is intended to provide practical insights and suggestions on meeting affirmative action goals "in situations characterized by staff and program cutbacks." Chapter 1 describes…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1979
This chapter of "The Best of the Best of ERIC," Volume 2, contains 14 summaries of documents and journal articles on reduction in force, all of which are indexed in either "Resources in Education" or "Current Index to Journals in Education." The materials included deal with various aspects of this topic, such as the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Annotated Bibliographies, Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining
Connecticut Univ., Storrs. Board of Trustees. – 1986
The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter of The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1986-June 30, 1989 is presented. Items covered in the agreement are: recognition, exclusions, academic freedom, governance,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Affirmative Action, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining
Connecticut Univ., Storrs. Board of Trustees. – 1984
The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter (1,410 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1984-June 30, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, exclusions, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Affirmative Action, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining
Abel, Emily – 1979
A study of the impact of Proposition 13 on the part-time faculty at California universities and colleges is hampered by: (1) the invisibility of part-time instructors in institutional reports and statements; (2) the confusion of Proposition 13 with other factors, such as declining enrollments; and (3) the fact that the full impact of Proposition…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
