Article: Poorer students left picking the crumbs

Article: Extra cash to help poorer students
The Scotsman;  November 20, 2000 ;     683 words ... ... cash to help fund the education of poorer students, in an attempt to stem high drop ... measure, which is aimed at keeping poorer students in higher education once they have ... said that drop-out levels among poorer students will only fall if the extra cash is ...

Article: Top up fees best for poorer students.
PR Newswire;  October 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... by Government providing - A bigger safety net, whereby poorer students pay no fees at all but wealthy students pay in full - A ... pounds sterling]1000 p.a. is less than many of these poorer students will be receiving at the moment in Education Maintenance ...

Article: Best time ever for poorer students to go to ...
M2 Presswire;  July 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... PRESSWIRE-14 July 2005-UK Government: Best time ever for poorer students to go to university - Rammell(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... Rammell today said that there had never been a better time for poorer students to go to university. He confirmed that he expected fifty ...

Article: CORRECTION - Best time ever for poorer students to ...
M2 Presswire;  July 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... July 2005-UK Government: CORRECTION - Best time ever for poorer students to go to university - Rammell(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... Rammell today said that there had never been a better time for poorer students to go to university. He confirmed that he expected fifty ...

Article: How elite universities are lowering the bar to admit ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... education bosses were ordered to increase the number of poorer students. Universities qualify for massive bonus payouts now worth ... affluent homes. Cash given to principals to help educate poorer students - and to curb soaringdrop-out rates among students from ...

Article: Poorer students - but more parking spaces
The Scotsman;  February 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... LIKE many fee-paying parents, I was aghast at Edinburgh University's plans to tilt its admissions policy in favour of poorer students, but now I think I can support this radical stance. If more well-heeled youngsters are rejected, there will be a drop ...

Article: Poorer students find aid tougher to get
Miami Times;  May 3, 2005 ;     523 words ... ... is below $40,000. Harvard University, for example, provides free tuition for low-income students. Still, many poorer students will head to state colleges and universities, which also have increased tuition in recent years. Some of the tuition increases ...