This article presents two viewpoints on creating change through politics. Frawley argues that every teacher can be an agent for change at the local level by first changing the way they think about the profession and embracing the concept that they need to take part in the conversation. Change will happen when technology teachers take greater…

During the 1840s, the pupils, social influence, and futures of the Volksschule teachers were limited to the lower working classes. These teachers tried to seize the opportunity offered by the unrest and parliamentary debates in 1848 to demand a number of educational reforms. (AM)

The author describes his feelings as the only teacher at his school to support the New York City teachers' strike in 1961. (SJL)

Argues that Marxist extremists should not be allowed to teach in public institutions. The internal contradictions in the behavior of contemporary Marxist educational activists who receive all of the benefits of their membership in the educational elite while demanding the overthrow of capitalist societies is examined. (AM)

The role of collective bargaining during the 1980s as the demand for effective higher education increases is discussed. The experiences of Boston University in recent years are used to illustrate some consequences of collective bargaining. "Reformist activism" (short of collective bargaining) is recommended as one solution. (PHR)

Examines how teacher power manifests itself at the national level and at the local level of both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association. (IRT)

Recent actions of British teachers suggest an alternative to the teacher strike. Those teachers dramatically demonstrated their grievances by withholding the voluntary extra services they customarily perform. American teachers could accomplish the same end by collectively refusing to perform extraneous administrative services: collecting money,…

Argues that collective bargaining as it now operates in Ontario is disruptive to the educational process and very costly. Suggests a new model in which the provincial government would create politically independent machinery to determine teacher salaries and fringe benefits. (Author/IRT)

Examines how the National Education Association (NEA) has shifted from a conservative position to a more progressive one, which emphasizes militancy on such issues as equity and abolition of normative testing. Suggests that, in concentrating on politically charged matters, NEA has neglected a more important concern: the successful schooling of…

The ambivalent attitudes of prospective administrators is the tip of the iceberg, hiding resentments which have been aggravated by teachers' militancy and administrators' obtuseness. To get teachers to understand and cope with these feelings, as they study educational administration, is an important challenge for professional schools of education.…

Between February 1985 and July 1986, Great Britain experienced its most widespread, acrimonious, and traumatic teachers' dispute. The persons involved, the activities, and the agreement that ended the dispute are discussed. (MLF)

A rejoinder to Stafford's article which states that Marxist teachers should not be tolerated (v15 n2 p161-66 1981). The author argues that in rejecting the Marxist critique of education which holds that capitalist schools indoctrinate students to reproduce the system, Stafford avoids confronting the reality of capitalist exploitation. (AM)

Argues that public school teachers are unable to do their jobs properly because the classroom has become an unworkable environment. Advocates strong teacher associations that will force boards, administrators, and the community to make the changes necessary to facilitate real teaching. (SJL)

University faculty must realize that collective bargaining and labor organization are the only techniques they have available to regain control over their educational environment. (LH)

Teachers unions have reached the highest peak of power they are likely to enjoy. But, by abandoning their commitment to children and adopting a trade union mentality, educators are likely to promote a backlash to curtail their power in this era of increasing conservatism and tightening budgets. (SJL)