3 ms·
> The best evidence from international studies suggests the policy announced by Germany is not the best policy for ensuring access to higher education. That's
by mrxd 12y ago
> The best evidence from international studies suggests the policy announced by Germany is not the best policy for ensuring access to higher education.
That's not true. The report you linked to is trying to "strike the right balance between keeping student charges reasonable and finding sufficient funding for their higher education systems." The goal is to simply reduce government spending on education by transferring costs to individuals.
- tokenadult 12y agoI think you should read the study[1] more deeply to be sure to check what other countries are already doing and what the results of their policies are. Anyway, there are already lots of demands on government spending, and if the same level of government spending can provide more benefits to the populace by some participation of private spending to meet the goal, that allows government revenues devoted to some other worthy purpose to be spent in greater amount, perhaps for something that cannot be as well provided with participation by private spending. [1] "OECD research suggests that student financial support systems that provide both loans with income-contingent repayments and means-tested grants not only promote access and equity at the front end of higher education, but also lead to better outcomes for students at the back end." http://www.oecd.org/education/skills-beyond-school/49729932.pdf http://www.oecd.org/education/skills-beyond-school/49729932....