The proposed federal collective bargaining laws would establish the federal government as the final arbiter in labor disputes between teachers and school boards and force boards to bargain matters of educational policy with their employees. (Author/IRT)

The documents in this kit, second in a series on Research for School Board Members, analyzes the continuing rise in teacher militancy, the causes and effects on public education, community relations, methods of teaching and administration. Also discussed is the responsibility of School Boards and their administrators in dealing with the teachers…

Reviews a book that analyzes teacher strikes in two small districts in Ohio. (IRT)

A chronicle of the issues involved in the Newark Teachers' strikes in the decade 1963 to 1973, focusing on the conflicting roles of the Board of Education, the Newark Teachers Union, the Newark Teachers Association, and the increasing influence of the local black community. (EH)

A growth in organized school employee groups, particularly teacher groups, may require school boards to develop and maintain an affirmative employee relations program to identify and meet needs before they reach the crisis level and, therefore, prevent the issues from developing around which employee unions must justify their existence.…

Reports on the leaders and policies of the two million unionized teachers whose delegates held national conventions this past summer. (Author/WM)

Presents a profile of the American schoolboard man. (JF)

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

Recognizing that collective negotiations in public education is still in a trial and error stage and that there is a need for clarification of the more important aspects of negotiation, this book provides a practical guide for teachers and teacher organizations that meet, confer, and bargain with school boards. The steps involved in collective…

Ways must be sought to make rising teacher militancy benefit education rather than harm it. In this pursuit, State boards of education should (1) help school officials understand that a fundamental change is taking place in their employer-employee relationship, (2) consider whether they wish to support State laws forbidding collective negotiations…

Presents a chart clarifying the proper relationship between school districts and employees and employee organizations. (Published by California School Boards Association, 800 9th Street, Suite 201, Sacramento, California 95814) (Author/WM)

This booklet is designed to give practical and realistic advice to school district officials faced with the possibility of a teachers' strike. It is intended for use both by school district administrators and school board members. The booklet is organized into four sections that focus in turn on signs of a pending teachers' strike, union…

The superintendent is the chief advisor to the school board on all matters relating to the meet and confer process, and he acts as the main channel of communication between the school board and the management team and the Certificated Employees Council. (Published by California School Boards Association, 800 9th Street, Suite 201, Sacramento,…

The courts are not likely to put educational straight jackets on school boards by insisting on a certain amount of achievement to which all children of a given age or maturity must attain. (Author)