Should universities cancel sabbaticals to save money?

(AP) Dozens of professors at Iowa’s public universities will get time off from teaching this year to pursue research projects under a plan approved by the Iowa Board of Regents.

Republican leaders of the Iowa House have proposed cancelling sabbaticals to save money.

But regents and university presidents said the “professional development assignments” are worth the cost, which is estimated at $422,000 to hire replacement teachers.

Do you think the universities should cancel  sabbaticals to save money?