Article: Extra cash to help poorer students

Article: How elite universities are lowering the bar to admit poorer students; Exam time: B grades may now be enough.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 26, 2008 ;     640 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: BURSARIES FOR POORER STUDENTS.
The Evening Standard (London, England);  October 2, 2003 ;     122 words ......proportion of their extra income from higher fees to help poorer students, senior Government sources indicated today. The plan, which...sterling]3,000 a year for courses, in the expectation that the extra cash will plug the holes in their budgets left by decades of under-fundi...

Article: Poorer students - but more parking spaces
The Scotsman;  February 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ......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...

Article: LOW TUITION HURTS POORER STUDENTS.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  August 8, 2007 ;     158 words ......shortfalls from low tuition, low tuition ends up taking from the poor and giving to the well-to-do. A better system for poorer students would be high tuition with much of the increase going for generous, need-based scholarships. No poor but able student would...

Article: EDUCATION: Oxford to help poorer students.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);  March 8, 2005 ;     182 words ......University has begun a fightback against charges of social elitism with a major promotional drive on a new bursary scheme for poorer students. Chancellor Lord Patten was expected to launch an advertising campaign for the package which will offer students from low...

Article: Universities deny bias against poorer students
The Sunday Telegraph London;  September 16, 2007 ;     131 words ......she told The Sunday Telegraph. Her comments were in response to claims last week by John Denham, the Innovation, Universities and Skills Secretary, that the bias in higher education against poorer students was leading to a "waste of talent".

Article: APPLY FOR UNIVERSITY AFTER A-LEVEL RESULTS; Exams shake-up aims to help poorer students.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  August 11, 2003 ;     328 words ......we believe it to be a lot fairer. Chris Weavers, vice-president of the National Union of Students, said it would benefit poorer students. Their aspirations tend to be lower and they don't expect to succeed as highly as they often do. This means they apply for...

Article: University boss leads the way in policy ; An Exeter University boss is behind new national plans to encourage more poorer students to continue their studies.
Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  October 7, 2008 ;     181 words ...An Exeter University boss is behind new national plans to encourage more poorer students to continue their studies. Universities have been told they can make lower offers to students from poorer backgrounds if they show...

Article: Poorer students left picking the crumbs
New Straits Times;  June 3, 2004 ;     248 words ...K. Narayanasamy New Straits Times 06-03-2004 Poorer students left picking the crumbs Byline: K. Narayanasamy Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter THE debate on meritocracy...

Article: Uphill struggle of poorer students; TERM-TIME JOBS LOWER YOUNGSTERS' ACHIEVEMENTS.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  October 15, 2001 ;     283 words ......university as those from more affluent families. New research has found it has nothing to do with academic ability - but because poorer students are more likely to take on a job to finance their studies. The findings have come from the National Institute of Social...

Article: Clarke's cash carrot for poorer students.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  July 29, 2003 ;     202 words ......means-tested but students will have to find the extra [pounds sterling]1,900 themselves. Ministers are looking at whether poorer students' fees could be paid by the Government or through bursary schemes. One alternative would be to give the neediest a bigger...

Article: Top up fees best for poorer students.
PR Newswire;  October 24, 2003 ;     499 words ......served by Government providing - A bigger safety net, whereby poorer students pay no fees at all but wealthy students pay in full - A...though [pounds sterling]1000 p.a. is less than many of these poorer students will be receiving at the moment in Education Maintenance...

Article: Fed: Ivy League uni plan would lock out poorer students ALP
AAP General News (Australia);  December 28, 1999 ;     182 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 12-28-1999 Fed: Ivy League uni plan would lock out poorer students ALP The Federal Opposition says allowing so-called Ivy League universities to set their own fees would create one tertiary system...

Article: Best time ever for poorer students to go to university - Rammell.
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-fi...