By Mark Lagerkvist
To some critics, high salaries are hard to justify when students are struggling to pay tuition and more professors are needed at many schools
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[…]“The whole of idea of a bonus because you stay X number of years, I don’t understand that,” said Susanna Tardi, vice president for higher education at the New Jersey chapter of the American Federation of Teachers. “I don’t think it’s fair to taxpayers — and it does no benefit for higher education.”
According to Tardi, the money would be better spent on hiring more professors or lowering tuition for students.
[…]“There’s too many perks involved,” said Tardi. “At every level there’s perks, that’s how it works. Should it be that way? No.”
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