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Apr 14 2024
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Ed techs in Maine schools push for higher pay
Kim Hubbard has been an education technician at elementary and middle schools in Oxford County for two decades, and year after year she has seen colleagues leave the profession because the pay is too low. Others, she said, work second or third jobs to make ends meet. Hubbard and other educators have spent the past year pushing for the Maine Legislature to pass L.D. 974, a bill that would
The Maine MonitorFeb 06 2024
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Gov. Shapiro calls for more funding for Pa.'s higher education institutions in budget address
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Josh Shapiro spent a good amount of time talking about higher education in his budget address, because right now Pennsylvania is getting a failing grade. "We're 49th in the nation in terms of investments and institutions, we're 48th in terms of affordability, so that's not good," said Dan Greenstein, Chancellor of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. A key
WFMZ 69Apr 22 2024
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Higher ed board member questions tenure at 2-year schools
A State Board of Higher Education Committee delayed action on tenure requests from two-year colleges, including Bismarck State College, to discuss the tenure policy further. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor) A State Board of Higher Education member on Wednesday questioned whether the university system should continue granting tenure to two-year college faculty. The North Dakota University
Yahoo NewsOct 13 2023
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Learning about Rural Higher Education in ‘Billionaire Wilderness’
Last week, Open Campus and USA Today published a tale of two rural Teton Counties — one in Idaho, another in Wyoming — separated by a treacherous mountain pass and a staggering economic divide.
No county in America has an average per-capita income that comes close to Teton County, Wyoming — it’s $318,297, far more than the roughly $35,000 that’s the average in Teton County, Idaho.
The Daily YonderMar 22 2024
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BU grad students’ strike threat reflects surge in higher education union activity — and it’s about more than work
The student workers, who joined Service Employees International Union Local 509 in late 2022 , have spent eight months bargaining for higher pay, better health care coverage, and stronger benefits such as child care assistance. With a first contract still not in sight, they said, their only option is a strike that could potentially disrupt the city’s largest university of 37,500 students. And
The Boston GlobeApr 16 2024
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Higher ed braces for another round of congressional grilling
Emboldened after the Dec. 5 hearing on campus antisemitism that led to the downfall of two college presidents, House Republicans have opened multiple investigations and proposed bills to financially punish wealthy colleges and universities. On Wednesday morning, the president of Columbia University will confront a congressional grilling about how she responded to antisemitic incidents on her
Inside Higher Ed