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Repubs are coming after higher education, including here in Kentucky

Repubs are coming after higher education, including here in Kentucky

From tenure to diversity, Republicans are determined to reshape colleges and universities into mirrors of their right-wing world view.

Authored by longtime AFT 1360 member, Barry Craig

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Discussion, no vote on bill mandating how academics in Kentucky would be evaluated


 

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Discussion, no vote on bill mandating how academics in Kentucky would be evaluated

The Kentucky House Education Committee discussed but did not vote on a bill Tuesday that would allow public universities and colleges to remove faculty who fall short of “productivity requirements.” 




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Daniel Cameron, you're no Ed Morrow

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Daniel Cameron, you're no Ed Morrow

Can someone run a strong campaign for governor without stooping to demagoguery? Republican “Howdy Ed” Morrow did. Daniel Cameron needs to learn from Morrow’s example.

COMMENTARY — ELECTION 2023, Forward Kentucky Oct 5, 2023


Authored by long time AFT member and professor emeritus of history at West Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah and the author of seven books on KY History, Berry Craig. Published in The Kentucky Lantern September 25, 2023.

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Commentary: Ahem, Rand Paul, aren’t you forgetting something? Or do only white freedoms matter?

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Commentary: Ahem, Rand Paul, aren’t you forgetting something? Or do only white freedoms matter?

Authored by long time AFT member and professor emeritus of history at West Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah and the author of seven books on KY History, Berry Craig. Published in The Kentucky Lantern September 25, 2023.

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