Authors queried school superintendents in selected schools of Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska to determine the extent to which their roles in the collective negotiation process are influenced by legislation enacted in these states. (Authors/CB)

Discusses judicial interpretations of Pennsylvania's Public Employee Relations Act which created the right of public school teachers to strike. (JF)

Discusses the experience of the Philadelphia School Board with the Public Employee Relations Act which permits public school teacher strikes. (JF)

One of the drafters of the Public Employee Relations Act discusses Pennsylvania's experience with the new right to strike clause in the Act. (EA)

Discusses some of the reasoning behind instigation of the Pennsylvania Public Employee Relations Act which permits public school teacher strikes. (JF)

State legislators should seriously consider the economies and efficiencies inherent in the extended school year. (LR)

Summarizes existing State laws governing the school year and State activities in support of the extended school year. (Author/LR)

Fact-finding, as a means of settling public employment disputes, is discussed. The history, legal status, and procedures of fact-finding are summarized. (MF)

Outlines action taken by Ohio, Connecticut, Rhode Island and other States regarding State aid to parochial and private schools. (LN)

Reviews the unit determination process being used by administrative agencies in states with public sector bargaining statutes. Discusses criteria used in the unit determination process. (JOW)

Using roll call votes on the Equal Rights Amendment as a data base, this study found that women legislators responded to voting cues provided by their political parties. In this respect, they emulated the behavior of their male colleagues by paying allegiance to the party line. (Author/RM)

Discusses a 1978 study of continuing education participation by registered nurses in Indiana. The results provided the empirical basis to support a resolution on mandatory continuing education, and legislation was introduced into the 1981 Indiana General Assembly. (JOW)