Angry because they are being forced to accept furloughs, some professors at California State University plan to take their frustrations out on their students, a spectacularly dumb move by supposedly smart people… Two of the three demands that walkout supporters are pushing – no furloughs or pay cuts for UC employees earning below $40,000, and full disclosure of UC’s budget – may have merit. The university should consider them. But the last demand, that UC bow to an Academic Senate recommendation that would allow professors to schedule six to 10 teaching-day furloughs over the course of the academic year, punishes innocent students. That’s not fair.

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by The Editors, The Sacramento Bee.

Posted: September 5th, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.