The only reason I can think of to involve college “professors” with K-12 education is to provide them with younger prey for their pedophile proclivities.
The article is not about professors having anything to do with public schools personally or directly. (Not a good idea, I agree.)
The point is that they should be able to explain to the community, the school board, and the local paper what is going on in the schools. Ideally, the professors would become aggressive spokespeople for the best in education at all levels.