Showing posts with label Tuition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tuition. Show all posts

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Don't tell me--no free lunch?

January 10, 2015 Anita Kumar , Barack Obama 0 Comments
6 Reasons The Math On Obama’s College Plan Doesn’t Add Up

Anita Kumar, Jan. 9, 2015, McClatchy DC

It would cost $60 billion over 10 years. White House officials wouldn’t say where they’d find the billions to pay for it. And the spending would have to be approved by Congress, where Republicans just gained seats in midterm elections after campaigning against more federal spending.

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Friday, January 9, 2015

WHAT?!?

January 09, 2015 Allie Grasgreen , Barack Obama 0 Comments
Obama To Propose Two Free Years Of Community College For Students
Allie Grasgreen, Jan. 8, 2015, Politico

So far, that plan doesn’t have an official price tag — other than “significant,” according to White House officials. If all 50 states participate, the proposal could benefit 9 million students each year and save students an average of $3,800 in tuition, the White House said.

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

In USA, we call it "tuition"

October 01, 2014 Germany , Theguardian.com 0 Comments
FLASHBACK:  German Universities Face Funding Fears As States Scrap Fees 

By Alexander Topping, Mar. 15, 2011, Theguardian.com

The German university fee system is on the brink of collapse after another state confirmed it would abolish charges for students following a change in local government.

The city of Hamburg – a state in its own right – will follow the lead of several other states that have scrapped fees since last month's elections saw Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats ousted by the centre-left Social Democrats.

A spokesman for the Social Democrats said: "Tuition fees keep young people from low-income families from studying and are socially disruptive."

North Rhine-Westphalia announced it would scrap fees earlier this month, and once Hamburg follows suit only three of Germany's federal states – Baden-Wüttemberg, Bavaria and Lower Saxony – will continue to charge.

Universities in England are poised to raise their fees to as much as £9,000 a year after a controversial vote was pushed through the Commons last year.

German universities fear the U-turn over fees will leave them facing dramatic shortfalls in funding.

Dr Holger Fischer, vice-president of Hamburg University, said: "It is a catastrophe for the university." He added: "We were obliged to spend the fees we received on investment in teaching, and it gave us the chance to improve the teaching and infrastructure."

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