Sunday 16 June 2019

Labor's policy of university for all a mixed success, report finds

Productivity Commission finds while demand-driven system was costly, it ushered in more students from low socioeconomic backgrounds

The move to fund university places for all young Australians who wanted to study did offer many more opportunities but had mixed success.

The Productivity Commission has examined the demand-driven funding of universities and found that while it did let more students give tertiary education a try, best knowing their own abilities and aspirations, it also risked encouraging people to attend who ultimately would not benefit.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/31EGJcn

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