Appeals of discipline decisions are increasing; the need for set procedures to handle them is increasingly important. (Author)

After contract terms are agreed upon by teachers and school boards, an everyday harmonious relationship must still be established. (LR)

An experienced hearing officer working in the New York City school system offers guidelines for the handling of teacher complaints. (MF)

Report based on survey of school systems with enrollments of 1,000 or more pupils for the 1967-68 school year. The survey revealed that over 90 per cent of the 603 negotiation agreements included grievance procedures. (Author)

In the 1970s, the New Jersey state legislature developed, through its Public Employment Relations Act, an expansive system of public-employment relations on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) model. In the past two years, however, state supreme court decisions have cut the heart out of this system. (Author/SJL)

Examines the University of Nebraska's experience in implementing a procedure for grade appeal hearings. Discusses the importance of the setting, the chairperson's role, faculty and student roles, committee member's bias, and interactions at the hearing. (CT)

The model presented here is designed to chart the kinds of building level interaction between labor and management that may affect educational policy and programs. Several means of application and the problems associated with the model's theoretical design are discussed. (Author/IRT)

Discusses the nature of labor arbitration; then explores the transferability of the labor arbitration model. Argues that the establishment and legitimation of unions and collective bargaining are responsible for the success of labor arbitration, not vice versa. Available from The Yale Law Journal, 401A Yale Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06520;…

Suggests that a student code of conduct and formal disciplinary and grievance procedures are necessary in adult education programs. (SK)

This document provides answers to frequently asked questions on the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the education rights of children and youth in homeless situations. The answers are general responses based on federal statutes, regulations, and guidance; relevant case law; and best practices from across the country. While the National…

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces five Federal statutes that prohibit discrimination in any program or activity that receives Federal financial assistance from the Department of Education (ED). The process for filing a complaint is outlined in this brochure. It includes information on the timeliness of the complaint, institutional…

Examples show that conflict can promote needed change, give the disenfranchised a vote, encourage the search for alternatives, and operate simultaneously with progress. (Author/MLF)

If graduate schools taught potential faculty members the facts of professional life beyond classroom teaching and research --such as the standards and principles of the academic profession--many grievances would be prevented from arising. (Editor/PG)