Times Higher Education quoted Vince Cable speaking at a fringe meeting at the Lib Dem conference, organised by the Sutton Trust and SMF. Vince Cable has predicted that the Conservatives…
Sir Peter Lampl: No privilege required
…into the top independent day schools did not depend on the wealth of their parents, but on ability alone. Such a world did once exist. Research by the trust has…
Wider ways to widen opportunity
…Of course, we naturally hope that many students will end up in the US and it will be a life transforming experience. The financial aid packages, the liberal arts degree,…
Payback Time for Graduates
…most pressing. As the lowest earners will repay less and high earners will be able to pay back their debts more quickly, avoiding many of the high interest charges introduced…
Conor Ryan: Middle earners will pay most in this student loan mess
…because of high defaults, the whole system needs to be rethought. The lowest earners gain from a higher repayment threshold in the new system, while those on the highest incomes…
Middle earners will pay most in this student loan mess
…tuition fees was supposed to produce savings for the Treasury as graduates repaid the cost of higher education through a fairer loans system introduced at the same time. However, new…