They're talking on campus...
... about a U.S. Supreme Court decision that states do not violate
the Constitution when they cancel public university professors' rights to
negotiate workload rules as part of their union contracts.
The Court set aside an Ohio court ruling that had invalidated a law
enacted to ensure the state's professors spend more time in the classroom.
... about a union victory for graduate assistants at UCLA. The
University of California said it would honor the election results and
negotiate with the teaching assistants, ending a 16-year battle.
... about an Education Testing Service report that finds teachers
scored significantly higher than the general population in literacy skills,
on average 58 points higher on a 500-point scale.
The report confirms that teachers have literacy skills comparable to
professions that pay much higher salaries, including physicians, lawyers,
and engineers. |