UK: Tuition fees favour the rich – new study

by E Wayne Ross on February 14, 2008

The Guardian: Tuition fees favour the rich – new study

Children from poor familes say fear of debt deterred them from university

Teenagers from poorer families are turning their backs on a university education because of fears they will be saddled with thousands of pounds of debt, new research shows. The study on the impact of tuition fees reveals today that nearly two-thirds of pupils who decided not to seek higher education cited anxieties about money.