Eighty collective bargaining agreements negotiated in 1981-82 by teacher organizations and school boards in large U.S. public school districts were examined to determine how great was the educational policy content of those agreements. The authors concluded that extensive policy bargaining has reduced the capacity of many school districts to…

The author commends the Ohio Education Association (OEA) for its role in encouraging collective bargaining in the state and for its actions against recalcitrant boards of education that refuse to grant teachers a say in school district decision-making. By levying sanctions and, in some cases, striking against oppressive school boards, the Ohio…

The report of the April 1970 NEA Conference on the teaching profession and instructional improvement focuses on the need for the professional association to become increasingly involved in the improvement of teaching and the curriculum. The conference objectives were 1) to identify the association's role in curriculum, instruction, and personnel…

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION ARE INCREASINGLY VITAL ISSUES FOR COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND SUPERVISORS AND THEIR SCHOOL BOARDS. THIS DOCUMENT SUGGESTS GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVELY DEVELOPING A POSITIVE APPROACH TO THE RESOLUTION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS IN THE DECISIONMAKING PROCESS SO THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE LEARNING…

AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS HELD NOVEMBER 14, 1967, IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION DEFINED MAJOR FACTORS TO WHICH HE ATTRIBUTED UNREST AMONG TEACHERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS. THESE FACTORS INCLUDE RAPIDLY INCREASING SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, CONSEQUENT SOCIAL…