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HPSquared was talking about international students (effectively) subsidising scholarships for UK students in private schools. As far as I know, there is little
by foldr 7y ago
HPSquared was talking about international students (effectively) subsidising scholarships for UK students in private schools. As far as I know, there is little evidence of any such "trickle down" effect at present, or reason to think that there will be one in the future. That is, it is unlikely that a typical British student at a private school will be paying lower fees owing to the contributions of their international classmates. I think you are going off on a tangent.
- red_admiral 7y agoIt's a tangent, yes. My point here (which I didn't articulate earlier) is that one of the arguments against independent schools having to pay business rates is they're indirectly helping the local community through this trickle down effect - sure they're taking in huge sums from overseas students, the argument goes, but that means home students get cheaper education than otherwise. As you say, there's very little evidence for this in practice.