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EdSource series on the gig workers of California community colleges

KVPR | By Kathleen Schock

Published February 25, 2022 at 4:00 PM PST

Thomas Peele

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EdSource investigative reporter, Thomas Peele

Part-time instructors make up roughly two-thirds of the academic workforce at community colleges in California. But many work semester-by-semester with little stability and few or no benefits. EdSource investigative reporter Thomas Peele documented the struggles they face and how it impacts students in a three-part series titled, “Gig by Gig at California’s Community Colleges.” Valley Edition host Kathleen Schock spoke with him about the investigation.

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