The Independent: The Big Question: Why are fewer students from poor backgrounds going to university?
This week official figures revealed that the proportion of state-school pupils at university has fallen to its lowest level for three years. The proportion of working-class students has also dropped, as has the number of young people from the most deprived neighbourhoods. Ministers described the figures as “disappointing”. The drop suggests that the Government’s drive to widen access to higher education has stalled, despite costing £300m.
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