tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29704169.post8271283800039773586..comments2023-05-30T08:49:54.617-05:00Comments on etcetera, etcetera: Where's the Tenure-Track?Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05084587831359116469noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29704169.post-47052440747143084652007-11-21T17:32:00.000-06:002007-11-21T17:32:00.000-06:00I actually talked about this topic during a debate...I actually talked about this topic during a debate that I did for my budgeting class. I wanted to share with you one example I found. At one institution, "The cost of teaching a three-credit course using a full-time faculty member is more that $5,200. The same three-credit course if taught by a part-timer costs less that $2,000."<A HREF="http://chronicle.com/subscribe/login?url=http%3A%2F%2Fchronicle.com%2Fweekly%2Fv52%2Fi10%2F10b01201.htm" REL="nofollow">The Chronicle</A> College administrators are really worried about this too. The beginning of this decade saw huge cuts in state funding. The past two years there have been increases but, "Higher education continues to receive fewer dollars than it had been getting as of the 2001-2 fiscal year."<A HREF="http://chronicle.com/subscribe/login?url=http%3A%2F%2Fchronicle.com%2Fweekly%2Fv53%2Fi17%2F17a00101.htm" REL="nofollow">The Chronicle</A> This is paired with states starting to cap and restrict tuition increases.(And you know how much I hate the rising cost of tuition, but I'm starting to understand it.) It is putting public schools in a really difficult situation because 60-80% of their budget is salaries. We are not able to offer positions that will attract or keep quality educators.Amanda D Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374977940429641448noreply@blogger.com