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MountainLaurel

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4. And who is going to teach these courses?

Reply to Redfairen (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 03:14 PM

Jan 2013

More adjuncts making minimum wage with no benefits? Or will current instructors have to increase their courseloads? Because I would bet my house that he doesn't plan on increasing college budgets to handle the increased demand.

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Alabama's two-year college chancellor wants to make college courses free for high school students [View all] Redfairen Jan 2013 OP

It should be free to recent graduates as well. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #1

it should be free to everyone. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #5

I won't argue that principle. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #8

Heinrich to be fired in 3....2....1.... kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #2

It is in Iowa with some restrictions exboyfil Jan 2013 #3

And who is going to teach these courses? MountainLaurel Jan 2013 #4

Not necessary. Bring back vocational education to high schools. n/t duffyduff Jan 2013 #6

Depending on the demand and the proximity of the college exboyfil Jan 2013 #7

I can get behind that but not for liberal arts courses. MichiganVote Jan 2013 #9

Not the target audience. Igel Jan 2013 #10

Dual Credit could turn out to be even more exboyfil Jan 2013 #11