Raising school fees lowers the amount of government spending (in subsidies). Our student loans program in tiny NZ costs billions of dollars, and that is with 1/12th the population of the UK. Our loans are interest free but our fees are equivalently
The govt is paying the vast majority of the cost to send students to Uni, as well as giving loans below the cost to service, if they increase the amount of revenue returned from loans (by 66% though increasing base fees), cut student numbers (like the students who sign up for uni because it's cheap and they cbf working, which happens way too often) and boost the quality of education for the students who are serious about their attendance then you get an education system with less waste in dollars, resources and higher success rates.
The govt is paying the vast majority of the cost to send students to Uni, as well as giving loans below the cost to service, if they increase the amount of revenue returned from loans (by 66% though increasing base fees), cut student numbers (like the students who sign up for uni because it's cheap and they cbf working, which happens way too often) and boost the quality of education for the students who are serious about their attendance then you get an education system with less waste in dollars, resources and higher success rates.
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