Labour goes boldly where the Tories feared to tread
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The UK's Labour government has taken a bold step in deciding to abolish free university tuition for students from families earning more than 16,000 pounds sterling a year. It is avoiding placing an additional financial burden on students' parents by allowing students themselves to take out a loan to cover tuition costs. This will be repaid over up to 20 years out of students' earnings after graduation. In adopting this radical new approach to higher education funding, the government is acknowledging that the current system, which is made up of a number of different elements, is no longer viable.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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The logic is: parents must pay
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It is now becoming increasingly widely accepted in the UK that it is no longer possible for the cost of higher education to be met from public funds. Many more people are now involved in higher education than in the past, and it is no longer possible to provide sufficient funds to allow them all to benefit from free tuition. The report into the future of higher education which has been drawn up by Sir Ron Dearing will certainly recommend that parents and students make a greater financial contribution to higher education. Indeed, it is possible that the UK will move towards the US market model.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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Confessions of a student in the golden era
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It is becoming increasingly common in the UK for students to accumulate large debts. Some students are considering reducing their expenses by continuing to live at home, but this has the disadvantage of preventing them from gaining experience of independent living. The age of financial responsibility now begins when young people enter higher education, rather than when they leave it. Going to university has become a business decision, rather than a natural progression, and this is set to make students more conscious of the standards of education they are receiving.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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