Posts Tagged: salaries and wages

The Journey to Oz

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There is severe underfunding for public education by the administration of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback in Kansas. In fact it was so much of a problem that some school districts closed early this past school year because they didn’t have the cash to keep operating. Questions: 1. According to the article, how does the pay… Read more »

Adjuncts with Ph.D.s are now Rising in the Ranks with the Working Poor

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Are academics actually resorting to government aid? According to the article by Jeremy Weissman, 25% of part-time college faculty are on government aid. Questions: 1. According to NBC News, how many part-time faculty are on public assistance? 2. What programs do these include? 3. According to the article, what are the three things that need… Read more »

Low Pay in the News

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Thousands of fast-food workers in the went on strike in cities across the U.S. this summer. Why? They were demanding a living wage of $15 per hour and the right to unionize, but their efforts failed. Several industry groups purport that low- and minimum-wage workers are now growing faster than any other group of earners… Read more »