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)

An interview with the leader of a New York teacher union deals broadly with the problems posed for principals as educational leaders by the growing teacher power. (WM)

Teacher organizations should concentrate their power on the system that restricts institutional arrangements in education. In cooperation with parents and students, teachers can create the energy needed to construct workable educational options. (Author/WM)