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Collective Bargaining In Illinois Special Education Cooperatives, Wayne E. Savageau
Collective Bargaining In Illinois Special Education Cooperatives, Wayne E. Savageau
Masters Theses
The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act (IELRA) took effect on January 1, 1984. By the 1988-89 school year, the number of Illinois public school districts with negotiated contracts had increased by nearly 68%, from 507 to 850. The effect of the Act on multi-district special education cooperatives is not as easily determined.
Directors of Illinois' 54 multi-district special education cooperatives outside Cook County were surveyed to obtain demographic data and information on the collective bargaining experiences of these cooperatives. Responses were received from 41 directors (76%).
These directors reported geographic sizes ranging from 144 to 4,000 square miles, with enrollments …