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Scott Walker and Republicans try to increase faculty teaching

Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin is joining Republicans in other states across the country in seeking to push professors to earn their salaries by teaching more. Walker cites raising college costs and a decrease in the among of time professors spend in the classroom. In today’s post, I am sharing a thoughtful piece by the Associated Press that looks at Walker’s proposal as well as similar efforts in other states. I provided background information and a quote to the story.

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Republicans Press Professors to Spend More Time Teaching

By Todd Richmond

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin chemistry professor Robert Hamers has a jam-packed day ahead: an hourlong lecture, a conference call with colleagues about nanotechnology, meetings and plans to check on students in the lab.

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Donald Trump is dangerous for higher education and the country

America has a stark contrast this year between a flawed, but competent Hillary Clinton and a dangerous Donald Trump. I don’t use the word dangerous lightly. I believe a Donald Trump presidency would cause harm to American higher education and the country as a whole.

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I want to put this as simply as I can: Donald Trump is dangerous. 

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Can we afford not to invest in higher education?

As the nation emerges from the recession that has plagued our economy, we must reinvest in higher education.  In recent days, several news reports have described how poorer students and families have faced the brunt of college price increases.  If achieving a college degree is no longer affordable for all students, it should concern us all.

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The cost of higher education is a difficult issue to understand because the price a student pays is only part of the equation.  The amount of money that a college spends to educate a student changes relatively little.  Yet, the price that a student pays can vary tremendous.