Monday, April 15, 2013

Alternet Reports on Adjuncts, 76% of Profs are Indentured Servants

"Adademia's Indentured Servants." By Sarah Kendzior. April 12, 2013 . Al Jazeera and on Alternet|
"Most adjuncts teach at multiple universities while still not making enough to stay above the poverty line."
"On April 8, 2013, the New York Times reported that 76 percent of American university faculty are adjunct professors - an all-time high."
http://www.alternet.org/education/academias-indentured-servants

Public Records Act on the Chopping Block with HB 1128 in Washington State

Access to Public Records is a vital element of a free country and free people. But some servants for the State of Washington are beginning legislation to phase out public record requests.

Laurie Rogers' citizen writing about HB 1128

Cheryl Mitchell's legal writing about HB 1128
 
HB 1128, being pushed by public officials,
would essentially gut the Public Records Act in Washington State.
* See Laurie Rogers' citizen analysis of HB 1128: