STATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES FOR TEACHERS.

This article reports on the development of the Teachers' Placement Bureau, a state employment agency for teachers in Alabama, which was authorized by an act of the 1919 legislature of the state. The organization of the Teachers' Placement Bureau offers a type of service to teachers and boards of education that renders mutual help and assistance in securing suitable teachers of their jobs. In times when there is an adequate supply of teachers, the agency serves as an important tool for recruiting teachers without resorting to the employment practices involved in commercial agencies.