Oddbean new post about login | logout As students' costs to attend #university continue to spiral, one might conclude that this was all part of a plan to make #highereducation unaffordable for the children from poorer families... Not so much 'widening participation' as 'narrowing participation'. Its almost like the Govt. was suspicious of an educated electorate? https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/27/uk-university-students-facing-unprecedented-rent-rises
@43d7c4ea It just feels like part of the Conservative attitude of lords in the castles, serfs in the fields, but we now live in an age of technology, and without a large pool of highly educated people we're never going to be able to compete with countries that do value education for all.
@43d7c4ea The very last thing the Tories want is an educated workforce in affordable, secure housing with well paid, secure employment, and good, accessible healthcare. The Tories thrive on chaos and depend on us being insecure and frightened 🤬
@43d7c4ea I think we need to get away from the paradigm that university students need to live away from home in often either piss-poor or expensive accommodation in 'university' towns. Its expensive, who ever pays for it, and discourages poorer students. It also overwhelms the local rental market for residents. It might have made sense when only 7% went to university but not now when 50+% do. Of course achieving it would have to mean levelling up our universities so local always meant good.