Lowering Tuition Costs

Paper Summary:

The paper considers the perspective of students who want a more affordable education and society who will have to pay for subsidies in the form of tax increases or spending cuts. The paper reveals that there is no evidence to suggest that the rising tuition costs through the 1990s and early 21st century turned a significant number of potential students away from post-secondary education. The paper then discusses how students are already benefiting when it comes to investing in post-secondary education, and lower tuition fees in Saskatchewan can only be achieved at the expense of those who cannot afford it. The paper includes several full-color graphs.

Outline:
Introduction
How Does the Price of Tuition Affect Participation in Post-Secondary Education?
How Much Should Society Have to Pay for Post-Secondary Education?
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"For decades student interest groups have argued the price of post-secondary education in Canada, and Saskatchewan in particular, is too high. Despite concessions from the provincial government last year, the URSU is once again gearing up for a fight, preparing to launch a new campaign aimed at decreasing the cost of tuition for University of Regina students.
"While campaigns to lower tuition costs are politically popular with the student body, especially those with voices in the Students' Union and The Carillon, these campaigns are, at best, misguided. Students are already getting a great deal when it comes to investing in post-secondary education, and lower tuition fees in Saskatchewan can only be achieved at the expense of those who cannot afford it."

Sample of Sources Used:

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• Barr-Telford, Lynn, Fernando Cartwright, Sandrine Prasil and Kristina Shimmons. 2003. Access, persistence and financing: First results from the Postsecondary Education Participation Survey. Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division, Statistics Canada
• Clemens, Jason, and Niels Veldhuis. 2005. Solutions for SaskatchewanPart 1: Ignoring Problems Doesn't Resolve Them. Frazier Forum, March 2005 23-25
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• Junor, Sean, and Alex Usher. 2002. The Price of Knowledge 2002 Access and Student Finance in Canada. Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Millennium Research Series

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