Lists publications providing job information for 40 states and the District of Columbia, including those in process, describes coverage and present status, and provides an address for further information. (BH)

Presents the procedure, results and conclusions of a study designed to (1) identify selected background and professional characteristics of mathematics teachers and (2) compare and contrast the characteristics of mathematics teachers in schools located in urban, suburban and rural areas. The study involved 250 randomly selected secondary…

Salary guide data and average increases are presented in tabular form. School units are grouped by district. (MC)

Survey of the characteristics of Illinois physics teachers in terms of age, teaching experience, preparation in the sciences and classes taught. Changes in physics enrollment from 1967 to 1970, and problems hindering effective physics teaching are presented. (DS)

Reports on a survey of picture policies of Arkansas newspaper editors. (HOD)

Characteristics and training needs of 44 due process hearing officers in North Carolina were surveyed. It was found that current regulations governing appointments of hearing officers are insufficient to ensure appointment of qualified and impartial persons. Criteria were analyzed and suggestions for training and appointments are made. (Author)

Provides a state-by-state listing of instructional television specialists, most of whom work for educational television stations. (IRT)

Examines the policies of the "buy-back" provisions of the retirement systems of all the states in the nation and draws implications for minority educators. (EF)

The authors surveyed a sample of Virginia public school educators in the wake of a court ruling that collective negotiations in that state's public sector was unconstitutional. The survey found educators positively inclined toward collective bargaining and also uncovered a substantial amount of dissatisfaction with current administrative…

Reports on a survey of school superintendent job satisfaction. (IRT)

For each of the past 10 years, the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning has issued a report on the status of California's teaching force based on research conducted by SRI International. The Center provides practical information to help policymakers and education leaders understand the challenges they face is provided. Context, clarity…

This synthesis report provides a historical look back over the past 15 years of alternate assessment, from the early 1990s through the mid 2000s, as reported by state directors of special education on the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) state surveys, and augmented by other research and policy reports published by NCEO and related…