Teachers are increasingly being awarded court cases for infringement on their civil rights by boards of education. (LH)

Reports the results of a survey of teachers and school board members in Virginia on their opinions concerning collective bargaining and teacher involvement in militant activities or in political activism to achieve economic goals. The data revealed almost complete disagreement between the two groups. (Author/WD)

Following a 1980 strike by San Jose, California, public school teachers, the San Jose school board was embarrassed by a $6.2 million budget surplus into granting a teacher contract beyond its fiscal capacity. The school board's subsequent decision to declare bankruptcy established a controversial precedent for similar actions elsewhere. (JBM)

Teachers have the same rights as others, under the first amendment, to express their views outside the classroom. Inside the classroom, however, the teacher is obliged to meet the expectations of the job, and this implies reasonable restrictions on the expression of private views. United States Supreme Court cases have reviewed the teacher's right…