Some thoughts on the "Tarnished Towers" report on higher education.
Lots of discourse here on the expansion point and call to cut places by 30%.
But what about the failed ideology of "marketisation"? HE isn't a "market". We should never have pretended it was
www.newstatesman.com/politics/edu...
Turning students into “consumers” was always going to fuel perverse incentives
Really powerful poll.
At least 2:1 in favour of supporting Ukraine - even if it costs us - in every voting segment.
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I see that @igmansfield.bsky.social and colleagues have had their policy weetabix this morning - a mere 40 recommendations in their report on the future of HE.
It covers *a lot* of ground, with a strong push against marketisation and expansion.
policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...
Student numbers at UK universities should be reduced 30 per cent, with cuts targeted at institutions whose graduates go on to earn the least and those with the highest dropout rates, says Policy Exchange report www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cut-uni... via @helenpacker.bsky.social
We need a funding system which:
- Provides a fairer sharing of the burden between the student and the state.
- Where the median graduate can pay off their debt more quickly.
The wrong decision. The grant for high-cost subjects should be going up, not down.
In Tarnished Towers, we called for grant funding to be increased by £350m - and then to go up by CPI+5% every year for five years.
And original THE piece here:
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/governm...
I could go with this.
The criterion 'algorithmically selects which content to put in front of a user' is simple, hard (impossible?) to game, targets a major problem and carries no censorship risk.
Five-year tuition fee freeze, ban on franchising and introduction of new national entry test among other recommendations from Policy Exchange
We also argue the OfS should have a new duty to maintain the health of disciplines, with regards to the future skills needs of the country.
This should be accompanied by a multi-year capital funding stream, enabling it to take strategic decisions where appropriate.
Iain Mansfield
Full report here:
policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...
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www.timeshighereducation.com
Coming reduction in funding for high-cost subjects and access programmes ‘extraordinarily frustrating’, says Universities UK leader
🇺🇦🇬🇧From polling last month when there was (Govt inflicted) confusion about easing sanctions on Russia to help with cost of living. We found despite the fact cost of living is the number one issue of public concern/misery, public were 2-1 against the idea if it would help Russia
policyexchange.org.uk
Download Publication Online Reader Tarnished Towers: Fixing England’s Broken Higher Education System, provides a comprehensive examination of the university crisis. It reveals a system in melt-down, w...
Download Publication Online Reader Tarnished Towers: Fixing England’s Broken Higher Education System, provides a comprehensive examination of the university crisis. It reveals a system in melt-down, w...
Treating any communication platform that algorithmically selects which content to put in front of a user as a publisher, and legally responsible for that content, is the screamingly obvious solution that will deeply upset maybe seven companies and make life considerably better.
One of the obvious problems with a under-16 social media ban is that it won't work. (60%+ of Australian under-16s are still using these platforms).
But it will make people feel like something has been done so they won't tackle the content, which is the real issue.
