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 State Collective Bargaining Policies for Teachers  MS Word  PDF - This ECS StateNote provides data on collective bargaining in the states, including which states have such legislation, who is covered, the scope of coverage, impasse procedures and whether or not strikes are permitted. (Michael Colasanti, Education Commission of the States, January 2008)...
Teacher Tenure/Continuing Contract Laws: Updated for 2007 MS Word PDF - Multistate compilations of teacher tenure/continuing contract provisions. (Education Commission of the States, August 2007)...
Recent State Policies/Activities: Unions/Collective Bargaining - Collection from the ECS state policy database. ...
Teacher Contracts: Restoring the Balance - The conflicting agendas of school committees and union negotiators in Rhode Island have inadvertently led to labor agreements about excessive adult entitlements and allocation of dollars that have little to do with improving education. This report reaches three broad conclusions: (1) teacher union contracts restrict flexibility and school autonomy; (2) many of the clauses in the contracts drive up the cost of education without improving quality; and (3) teacher unions have used the bargaining process to entrench the role of the union in the contracts, weakening management rights. The report analyzes the four major elements of teacher contracts, teacher evaluation, salary, seniority and health insurance, providing specific policy recommendations in each area. An executive summary also is available. (The Education Partnership, March 2005)...
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