Why sabbaticals are under the gun

Incoming Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, a Republican, joins other critics in questioning whether college faculty sabbaticals are just a long paid vacation at a time when other public employees are suffering budget cuts:

“Why should the taxpayers of Iowa be paying to basically give these folks a year off from teaching? It’s as simple as that.’’

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