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April 11, 2011

April 13 is Class Action Day

Ashley Thorne

A coalition of faculty unions and organizations, including the California Faculty Association (CFA), the AAUP, the American Federation of Teachers, and the National Education Association, have creat......

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April 11, 2011

How Heavy Is That Teaching Load, Really?

George Leef

In today’s Pope Center piece,  Jay Schalin looks at the recent statement by the UNC system that appears to overstate the amount of teaching that professors actually do.

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April 11, 2011

Disadvantaged Students

Will Fitzhugh

The truly disadvantaged are those who have not been sufficiently taught how to read and write and graduate from high school unprepared for college.

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April 11, 2011

The Smog of Reprisal

Peter Wood

A UCLA whistle-blower lost his job after he called attention to a flawed report about air pollution.

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April 8, 2011

Betrayed by Higher Ed...Again

David Clemens

My post “Betrayed by Higher Ed” has occasioned so many comments and emails that I want to offer a group response.

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