The proposal furthers a conservative push to weaken tenure, though these types of bills largely stalled across state legislatures last year. A Nebraska lawmaker introduced a bill last week that would end tenure protections across the state’s public colleges. The proposal would replace tenure with employee agreements and yearly performance evaluations for all faculty members. It would also direct the state’s public systems to adopt “minimum standards of good practice” for faculty members. The proposal furthers a conservative push to weaken tenure protections at public colleges. While last year saw a slew of proposals — including in Texas and North Dakota — they largely failed to gain traction across state legislatures.
