There's a fresh call to scrap the fees-free policy for tertiary education, after a jump in the number of students dropping out before the end of their second year
There's a fresh call to scrap the fees-free policy for tertiary education, after a jump in the number of students dropping out before the end of their second year
9 January 2021
Louis Houlbrooke of the Taxpayer's Union says the policy is also cutting into enrolments for non-university qualifications.
He says the lure of a taxpayer-funded university lifestyle is pulling young New Zealanders away from sorely-needed trades qualifications.
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