i have to say i was the last year which did not pay tuition fees and ifi year which did not pay tuitionnow i would think twice about doing it. fees are the one end of the horse, it's about access. why won't they just put the money into getting more kids from working class areas into uni in the first place. the former universities minister says this is irreleva nt universities minister says this is irrelevant because you don't stop paying upfront, you only pay after the fact once you have earned a certain amount of money. it will deter people because it is an eye watering amount of money when you are 18, racking up £20,000 in debt. 27 justin fees. then living are 18, racking up £20,000 in debt. 27justin fees. then living costs... lichaj something like 6% so you could be paying something like £5,000 in interest on your debt. by the time you leave uni. thousands more by the time you have paid it off. they took about a big push towards vocational courses which i think is great. university does not suit everyone. hopefully these vocational courses will equip people with skills which mean the

—— of a tuition fee systemlj one? —— of a tuition fee system.” do. ican one?ing from. it would be hard to go back to a system whereby it is done through taxes. there are issues about why people should not benefit —— could not benefit from going to university and should pay for it. since tuition fees have come in, the number of stu d e nts fees have come in, the number of students from deprived backgrounds has not fallen, but increased. so i think it is much more about keeping tuition fees but stopping the relentless increase and doing much more to look at the interest rate. 6.1% is far too high. but also, critically, maintenance grants also. we're talking of course about the system in england. 0ther we're talking of course about the system in england. other parts of the uk of course have different systems in terms of the provision and in terms of the support students have stopped can england learn from other parts of the uk? scotland has the old system. you know, maybe. but we can't go back to that, i think. i don't think that is now practically, politically o

the government hasn't tripled tuition fees.ause of the labour party. we won the vote in the house of commons because we felt it was unsustainable that the conservatives had allowed tuition fees to rise to the levels they have. i believe students to contribute to student finance. they do that when they go into the jobs market and everybody contributes to that. any people of my age, 37 and above, they had the opportunity to go to university without being hiked with thousands of pounds of debt. this must stop. our economy needs tho5e this must stop. our economy needs those skills for the future. if you build an economy that works and makes sure that everybody gets tho5e opportunities, the taxes will come in. it is for corporations to pay theirfair in. it is for corporations to pay their fair share in. it is for corporations to pay theirfair share as well. in. it is for corporations to pay their fair share as well. they make ma55ive profits on the backs of the workers who are skilled. so we have 5aid workers who are skilled. so we

fee system —— the entire tuition fee system —— the entire tuition fee system —— the entire tuition feeat the decision to hold the review was evidence that the government wasjust review was evidence that the government was just trying to delay ticking any decisions. the prime minister has tried to kick the controversial issue of fees into the long grass by setting up a review. she knows that fees of £9,250 and 6.1% on the student debt is no longer sustainable. she is in search of the silver bullet which will give lower fees but not lead to escalating costs for government. i‘m afraid there isn‘t a silver bullet, there are choices to be made, and i suspect she has tried to put those choices off until after brexit. pa rt part of the government‘s tinting is obviously to try to reach out to younger voters. many tory mps take the view that they did not have enough positive things to say to younger voters at the last election. perhaps going some way towards matching jeremy corbyn‘s offer, and partly to have something to talk about other than brexit. but we won‘t know the details of the governm

in england, tuition fees are £9,250 a year. funded universities charge £7,650, although fees at elite institutions like harvard or yale are much higher. france charges students up to £540 and germany has abolished tuition fees completely. in england, the system is designed for the taxpayer to pick up some of the bill. loans are written off after 30 years. by 2021—22, there will be £160 billion of outstanding student debt. some now think there needs to be more honesty about how the burden is shared. we know this money is being paid out, we know that we're not going to get it all paid back and yet actually, it's not appearing on the overall government accounts at the moment and that's a deliberate policy design decision had been taken but actually what the committee is saying is let's be open and honest about that. so are there cheaper ways to study? already, you can get a degree at more than 200 further education colleges. i30 further education colleges charge around £6,000 or less. a degree apprenticeship will pay as you study.

we will begin with university tuition fees.reporting that is a is warning to universities over high cost. some courses might become cheaper? yes, all part of the tories overhaul of tuition fees in an attempt to woo the youth vote. she is saying that some subjects the fees should be dictated to by their market value to the economy. interestingly, the guardian have a chart here were saying if you studied medicine and dentistry you are looking to rake in about $35,000 when you leave, if you do artand about $35,000 when you leave, if you do art and design you are looking at about £20,000. there are some other sensible things in the proposals that they are rolling out. a push towards more degrees which last two yea rs towards more degrees which last two years with a vocational aspect. looking at a cap on fees. i have to say, i did my own degrees which lasted for years, it deftly could have been done within two years. sensible, but these are ideas and not policy. the labour party said they would scrap tuition fees altogether and brin

there will be a review into tuition fees in england.here was a shocking today's only fa cup tie. rochdale came from behind to earn a replay with tottenham. rochdale cultured a dramatic equaliser deep into injury time. steve davis was their hero, and they will face each other again at wembley for a place in the quarterfinals. an amazing game, an amazing event for us. a real pleasure. we took the opponents on. we know how good they are, but we tried to take them on with sacrificial daily at times the player. but every one of the players was magnificent. we knew, going 1—0 up was magnificent. we knew, going 1—0 up in the first half, we knew what was going to come in the second half. although the players went deep, they played superbly. their heads could have gone down but they didn't. we got a deserved equaliser. rangers are up to second in the scottish premiership one goal difference after an eight goal thriller at hamilton. they took the lead after five minutes, thriller at hamilton. they took the lead afterfive minutes, but thriller at

fees which is actually about tuition fees which is actually a minor issue.d you would only help the top 2596 6000 and you would only help the top 25% high earning graduate. give people enough when they go to university and start to communicate properly. if you are going to stick with this system. those would be my first priorities. is there an issue of stu d e nts first priorities. is there an issue of students on cheaper choruses subsidising those on more expensive ones? arguably, if you believe in them mac cassation and commoditisation of university, i'm not sure i do, but when they talk about having courses like arts for social sciences being cheaper and then you make the most expensive courses the science and engineering because you need more hours a week on them, because people don't understand the system, we will simply disincentivise people from doing the courses they want them to doing the courses they want them to do for the good of the future economy. it's not a joined up thinking. so, i'm glad we're launching an inquiry. i'd like to be something t

and abolish tuition fees entirely. schools, a strange expression, to unleash them... and grammar schools. we have been there before. let's have a look at the observer. shock figures revealed the dire state of britain's prisons? they are shocking figures, 68% of surveyed prisons, they provide unsatisfactory standards. two inside jails prisons, they provide unsatisfactory standards. two insidejails are prisons, they provide unsatisfactory standards. two inside jails are an a cce pta bly standards. two inside jails are an acce pta bly u nsafe. standards. two inside jails are an acceptably unsafe. —— are unsafe. we know that they are not fit for purpose. they had to build a lot more prisons or take some of the 84,000 prisoners out of them, and try other forms of punishment. but you cannot carry on packing more people into jail the way that we are at the moment, and leave them in these conditions. there is little rehabilitation going on. and a huge problem with drugs, particularly psychoactive drugs and increasing levels of

for alice, that means she worries less about tuition fees and more aboutjust getting by.year, i budgeted for about £50 a week and that was still too much to live on, so i had to bring that down to about £30 and that is still not enough. every so often i might have to ask my parents for help. if they can just give me £20 for food, for basic food. up to 6.1% interest is charged on student debt. an average £5,800 of interest charges before leaving university. in total, it's about £57,000 of borrowing for the poorest students. after 30 years, any unpaid loan is written off. but by 2021, there could be £160 billion of outstanding student debt. it's the poorest students in england who end up borrowing the most. because they can't rely on the bank of mum and dad for living costs. so altering the system isn't simple. if you just lower tuition fees, you help the richest, unless you also put more money into maintenance support. in his first interview, the new education secretary gave little away. this review will also be technical. theresa may will be critical at using the fields a

in part it is designed as a riposte tojeremy corbyn and his offer to scrap tuition fees.ng to talk about apart from brexit, blooming brexit. and imparted is driven by the thought that the current system is not working, its bad value for money. one of the most expensive systems in the world. but theresa may has somewhat tied her hands by insisting that taxpayers should not have to bear a bigger portion of the burden. she does not want to scrap the current system and her education secretary says they will not tell universities what they should charge which pretty much passes the ball back to universities of their own back to universities of their own back to universities of their own back to start cutting the cost of university education. so far they have shown remarkably little inclination to do so. they all pretty much charge the top whack and their view is we have got more and more people applying to come to university including from disadvantaged backgrounds, what on earth are we doing wrong? the real risk for theresa may is you have a review which trundles on for a yea

the government prepares to launch a a review of tuition fees in england. ministers reject pleas to issue a medical cannabis licence for a six—year—old boy whose rare form of epilepsy improves after taking the drug. the best of film—making talent has been honoured in the bafta awards this evening at the royal albert hall in london. the film three billboards outside ebbing, missouri was the biggest success of the night, taking a total five awards — including best film, best supporting actor and best leading actress. gary oldman won the award for his betrayal of winston churchill in the darkest hour and the director won the shape of water. we round up the day's sports news, highlights of the fa cup and from the winter olympics. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the family of the murdered labour mp jo cox, have pledged to support her husband, after he resigned from charity roles following allegations of sexual misconduct. brendan cox denies assaulting a woman in the united states in 2015, but admits to "inappropriate" behaviour while working for save the c

during the decade before our freeze, tuition went up a whopping 118%. today we froze tuition for all undergraduates from them for six years in a row. we did that to make college more affordable for units and working families. the nonpartisan estimates the average student saved more than 6000 over four years thanks to the freeze. that is real money. [applause] eight years ago there were actually people living in poverty on a waiting list for action under badger care. today for the first time in his three of the state everyone living in poverty is covered under badger care. because of our unique wisconsin-based solution, we had according to the kaiser family foundation, no gap in coverage and we rank as one of the top states in the nation for access to health care coverage according to the u.s. systems bureau. [applause] hard to believe, eight years ago there were about 4000 people with disabilities including children and adults on a waiting list for long-term care services with many counties were not included in the long-term care programs. we are extend

labour, who have pledged to scrap tuition fees, say another review isn't the solution.one of two jobs myra kesh is holding down. she's in herfirst year of university. the loan for living costs isn't enough. throughout the process of applying to uni i was thinking this is so unfair, i'm getting a lower maintenance allowance and i'm going to have to work several jobs in order to live. sheffield hallam has lots of students from ordinary families. for alice, that means she worries less about tuition fees and more aboutjust getting by. last year, i budgeted for about £50 a week and that was still too much to live on, so i had to bring that down to about £30 and that is still not enough. every so often i might have to ask my parents for help. if they can just give me £20 for food, for basic food. up to 6.1% interest is charged on student debt. an average £5,800 of interest charges before leaving university. in total, it's about £57,000 of borrowing for the poorest students. after 30 years, any unpaid loan is written off. but by 2021, there could be £160 billion of outstanding

in the decade before our term, tuition went up 118%, today we froze tuition for six years in a row, we did that to make college more affordable for students and working families. the nonpartisan legislative bureau estimates that the average student saves $6,000 during the freeze, that's real money. eight years ago, there were actually people living in porty on a waiting list for health coverage under badger care, today for the first time in the history of the state, everyone living in poverty is covered under badger care, we had, according to the keiser family foundation, no gap in coverage and we are one of the top states in the nation for access to health coverage according to united states sense united states bureau. >>> beur -- census bureau, eight years ago there were 4,000 people with disables including children and adults on waiting lists for long term care facilities, this year we are expanding family care and iris to provide long term care for senior citizens and people with disabilities, to allow them to live as independently as possible. by the end of the year we will elimin

uw tuition was continued to go out faster than inflation. and wisconsin consistently ranked in the bottom ten states for businesses. we don't want to go back to the days. that would be a giant step backwards. thankfully, many of us in this chamber, many of us in this chamber today had the courage to make some tough decisions. the results from those tough decisions helped turn our state around. these results now allow us to invest record amounts into our schools and to other priorities while still making wisconsin more affordable for the hard-working taxpayers of this state. now, now we need to keep moving wisconsin forward. so today i am laying out an ambitious agenda for 2018 to keep us headed in the right direction. first, to ensure that every child, every child across this state has access to a great education, we're going to find additional ways to put more resources into the classroom. a good school equals a great life. and we have some of the best schools in the country. we will build off of our historic investments. looking ahead, we

. >> to have tuition free and the come tin college at the associate's level would be a lot more useful and probably soften the blow as far as taking out student loans. >> murphy said paid off student lopes well to the 30's but the payments were affordable. he said today they deserve the same opportunity. i am ashley johnson reporting for "chasing news." >> thank you, ashley. all right. bring back the a plus panel to break this down. all right. let me start with you. it seems, i have two issues. the idea of free community college for moment. what is the cost and two is the fact there are no details. then, the numbers changed. it was 400 during the campaign. note it is 200. what is it? >> well, the cost is a big issue here. bill. i mean,'s we cannot balance our own budget obligations we have already let alone add on $00 to $400 million without taxing new jersey taxpayers in the highest the nation. it shows eight in ten taxpayers are concern about the affordability in the state. are going to ask taxpayers to pay more for free come in the college. he macks no sense. well, rutgers also did

paedophiles ever found on the web is jailed for 32 years. funding in england, but rules out scrapping tuition fees. america's young march on washington to change gun laws. to change gun laws. will they persuade the president? persuade the president? we speak to the nra. the nra. we ask the chippendales if it —— exportation cuts both ways. —— exploitation. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prostitution scandal in the country. ministers in the capital port—au—prince. government on all steps forward. losing theirjobs after the earthquake in 2010. threatened a witness during the investigation. here's our diplomatic correspondent james landale. spread into 80 countries. such as these victims of conflict in nigeria in the late 1960s. of some of the charity's staff in haiti in 2011. on 0xfam premises. and another man was sacked for failing to protect staff. were forced to deliver prostitutes to oxfam villas. we have protected his identity. and it would go on all night. we were told they were under age. but not directly. they would lose theirjobs. for gross misconduct in haiti. outside the ca

the i says theresa may has been given the go—ahead by the treasury to cut tuition fees.ters, to face trial at the hague leads the telegraph. the daily mail says that one of the britishjihadis was attempting to travel back to the uk. the ft leads with the strong stance made by the eu's chief negotiator for brexit, that a transition deal is "not a given". the guardian claims safety breaches at laboratories could have exposed scientists to potentially lethal diseases. the ft leads with the strong stance made by the eu's chief negotiator for brexit, that a transition deal is "not a given". the express carries comments from a bank of england official, who says that britain will be robust after brexit. so a first look at saturday's papers, thank you both forjoining, let's hear what you make of some of those stories. let's start with that story in the daily mail which asks whether the jet had a briton was sneaking back home. what is your take on this one? it is particularly focusing on one of the two britons, alexanda kotey, who were captured. they've tried to give it as much a

the government prepares to launch a review of tuition fees in england. ministers reject pleas to issue a medical cannabis licence for a six—year—old boy whose rare form of epilepsy improves after taking the drug. this year's baftas are getting under way at the royal albert hall. guillermo del toro‘s film, the shape of water, leads this year's nominations, with 12 nods in total. many stars arrived wearing black in solidarity with the time's up and me too campaigns against industry harassment. gary oldman is nominated for his role as winston churchill in darkest hour. i think without his wife, we could have had a different winston churchill and a different outcome. also the highlights from today's winter olympics. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the family of the murdered labourmp,jo cox, have pledged to support her husband after he resigned from charity roles following allegations of sexual misconduct. brendan cox denies assaulting a woman in the united states in 2015, but admits to "inappropriate" behaviour while working for save the children. the

in scotland, home students pay no tuition fees.nd in wales they are about to introduce a generous system of gra nts about to introduce a generous system of grants for living costs, in which the poorest students will get around £8,000 a yearto the poorest students will get around £8,000 a year to help make ends meet. branwen jeffreys, our education editor, thank you. the former football coach barry bennell has been sentenced to 31 years for abusing 12 young footballers who he trained in the 1980s. bennell, who was convicted of more than 50 child sexual offences, coached at a number of clubs including manchester city and crewe alexandra. the judge called the 64 year old the "devil incarnate" our sports editor dan roan reports. they came seeking closure, the victims of barry bennell, arriving at court for sport's most notorious paedophile. their abuser, meanwhile, arriving by different entrance after being found guilty of counts of child six charges. appearing via a video link because of ill—health, he was here in person as he was han

tuition freeze our free at the point of use...tes and of re payment and the problem is interest rates and of repayment threshold, we should raise the repayment threshold, it is going up to £25,000, i think it is, and that means students earning less are paying such small amounts of the month, i think it would be £15 a month, i think it would be £15 a month they are paying back towards their tuition, so many students will not even write it off, it will be written off after 30 years and i think the interest rates do need to be lower because i think that is absolutely ridiculous. what about the cost of courses at the moment?” think it would be nice to have them lowered, but, as the vice chancellor was saying, if we lower than it is at risk of losing bursaries for people from underprivileged backgrounds, support for those people of getting into education. i received a bursary from the government and from my university, and if! government and from my university, and if i did not have that it would bea and if i did not have that it woul

many of the day's students were not born when university tuition fees we re born when university tuitionees were first introduced but 20 years on, the link between getting a degree and paying towards the cost of it remains that has meant big sacrifices for some. but parents sold their house all i could come to um, sold their house all i could come to uni, on the first one in my family. looking at it there were lots of aspects about how much to pay back in the long run and it is a really scary prof act. -- prospect. the government still backs the idea that stu d e nts government still backs the idea that students should contribute towards the cost of the higher education and it is one area covered by its of student finance, coming as it is one area covered by its major review of student finance, coming as the committee says current interest rates on loans of up to 6.1% are questionable. with students in england to kimi letting more than £5,000 in charges while they are still studying. the average depth of graduates totalling more than £50,000. they need to look at grants available to help

the new education secretary damien hinds says he wants more variety in university tuition fees ahead of an england—wide review into university funding. in an interview with the sunday times he also said the income threshold for repayment would be considered as well as the length of time before loans are written off. it comes on the same day the treasury committee called the interest rates on loans unjustifiable. speaking earlier on breakfast, nick hillman, director of the higher education policy institute, told us charging different course different fees would be difficult. there is a logic to the current system, which is everybody pays the same, but the amount you pay back after you've graduated depends on how well you do in the labour market. if your course is really expensive to teach like engineering 01’ expensive to teach like engineering or medicine, the government still pays extra money to the university

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have the potentiality of a change in government and jeremy corbyn sang the students we need to pay tuitiont case i say put it in the hands of an independent body to do this review because it is a worry that higher education becomes a politicalfull wall and there are various contributions —— historical connections to be made about why this to a as if to attend university. let's skip now to the baftas. we a re university. let's skip now to the baftas. we are looking at the guardian. a picture of two dad and girls. —— dagenham girls who stood their ground when it came to equal pat’- their ground when it came to equal pay. here is another one of those amazing award ceremonies but what we have seen, especially after the harvey weinstein scandal that hollywood in the film industry has taken this is called celebre. yes, #metoo... taken this is called celebre. yes, #metoo. .. the point being equality representation, harassment, racial discrimination is —— these are all things it appears that society is turning against in a big way. i think it is a great thing because we are looking at society char

the big story this morning is about tuition fees in schools in england. in leeds. i have been talking to the verhofstadt negotiator. and i have been talking to the real expert on the connections of donald trump to the russians. a busy programme. all that comes at nine a.m.. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning. it's one of the most hotly tipped films for tonight's baftas. we'll hear from actors margot robbie and allisonjanney who star in "i, tonya. " stay with us. headlines are coming up. hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and rachel burden. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the husband of murdered mpjo cox has resigned from two charities he set up in her memory after allegations of sexual harassment were made public. mr cox denies assaulting a woman at harvard university in 2015, but admits to "inappropriate" behaviour while working for save the children. he has left posts at more in common and thejo cox foundation after the mail on sunday published the claims. the new education secretary damian

rob: always crying poverty and as a result they have raised in state tuition, out-of-state tuition, ine realistic, $2500 in the uc system in california, that will barely buy books, then underscores the point that this is all about politics. >> university of california school system is spending $5 million on illegal immigrants alone not to mention the entirety is spending $23.5 billion on illegal immigrants and the university of california has the resources for illegal immigrants, adding on almost $1 million for taxpayers to spend because of tensions growing with daca, a student detained by ice because he got close to the border on an overstayed visa and trying to make up for it and not thinking about taxpayer money. jillian: what do you take away from this? >> they are prioritizing politics and prioritizing illegal immigrants over hard-working legal students and californians want to pay for this that is fine, the principle of it is a little bit troubling. the students i have spoken to their are worried the university of california devaluing their education, so many resource centers run

the main story on the left—hand side, warning to universities of a high cost of tuition fees.g their daughter's hart saved the 10—year—old blake johnson. the father said he knew it's what she would have wanted. —— heart. an emotional thing to do. the front page of the metro mail, labour mps being paid up to £10,000 to meet eastern bloc agents during the cold war —— mail. questions about whether. .. why kate war —— mail. questions about whether... why kate was wearing green but she did it with a nod to bafta and the equality protest, the black belt, lots of people asking that. on the front page of the metro expressed as well as a story about pensions. 0n the front page of the metro son as well and some people saying it is strange people are campaigning about women's rights and their questioning whether a woman has a right to wear a dress of a certain colour. lots of debate whizzing around the papers! times says save rs lose whizzing around the papers! times says savers lose millions to retirement fraudsters. margot robbie at the baftas. she wore black to show solidarity of, for

the education secretary says university tuition fees should reflect the economic benefit graduates willave to the country, ahead of a wide—ranging review of higher education funding in england. ministers reject pleas to issue a medical cannabis license to a six—year—old boy whose rare form of epilepsy improves after taking the drug. a plane with 66 people aboard crashes in iran. it's not clear whether there are any survivors. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu brands iran as the greatest threat to the world, clutching the remains of what he says is an iranian drone shot down by israel. also, emma watson donates £1 million to a new fund aimed at making uk workplaces safe for women. ahead of tonight's baftas, the actorjoined 200 female british and irish stars in signing a letter calling for an end to sexual harassment in all industries. and click goes skinny dipping in the himalayas, as a remote village receives electricity for the first time. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. save the children says the widower of the murdered labour

the education secretary says university tuition fees should reflect the economic benefit graduates willave to the country, ahead of a wide—ranging review of higher education funding in england. a plane with 66 people aboard crashes in iran. it's not clear whether there are any survivors. president trump criticises the fbi for missing warning signals about wednesday's school shooting, describing it as unacceptable. benjamin netanyahu benjamin neta nyahu has benjamin netanyahu has described iran as the greatest threat to the world, not just to iran as the greatest threat to the world, notjust to israel. you can ta ke world, notjust to israel. you can take back with you a message to the tyra nts take back with you a message to the tyrants of terror and —— tehran. do not test israel's resolve. also, emma watson donates £1 million to a new fund aimed at making uk workplaces safe for women. ahead of tonight's baftas, the actorjoined 200 female british and irish stars in signing a letter calling for an end to sexual harassment in all industries. and at 2.30, preeti shenoy will be with us for t

many of today's students were not born when university tuition fees were first introduced.n, the link between getting a degree and paying towards the cost of it remains, and that has meant big sacrifices for some. and my parents sold their house so i could come to uni — i'm the first one in my family. looking into it, there were lots of, like, different aspects of the debt and how much you're paying back, obviously, in the long run, and it's a really scary prospect. the government still backs the idea that students should contribute towards the cost of their higher education, and that's one of the areas that will covered by its major review of student finance. it comes as a committee of mps coming today says current interest rates on loans of up to 6.1% are questionable. with students in england accumulating more than £5,000 in charges while they are still studying. the average debt for graduates totalling more than £50,000. they need to look at grants available to help the poorer students, they need to look at the level of interest that is currently being applied to studen

many of today's students were not born when university tuition fees were first introduced. 20 years on, the link between getting a degree and paying towards the cost of it remains, and that has meant big sacrifices for some. and my parents sold their house so i could come to uni — i'm the first one in my family. looking into it, there were lots of, like, different aspects of the debt and how much you're paying back, obviously, in the long run, and it'sjust a really prospect. the government still backs the idea that students should contribute towards the cost of their higher education, and that's one of the areas that will covered by its major review of student finance. it comes as a committee of mps coming today says current interest rates on loans of up to 6.1% are questionable. with students in england accumulating more than £5,000 in charges while they are still studying. the average debt for graduates totalling more than £50,000. they need to look at grants available to help the poorer students, they need to look at the level of interest that is currently being applied

at the moment, tuition fees are £9,250 a year.ty tries to charge as much as they can. in a general election, labour say they will get rid of tuition fees completely. that obviously went down well with young voters, this is the conservatives attempt to address those concerns. i think unless you are going to match that commitments, you are still going to look meaner than labour. the suggestion is they would be reduced from £9,250 to £6,000 a year, but that is still £6,000 more than labourare year, but that is still £6,000 more than labour are saying. even if you will reduce interest rates on student loans again, i don't think that will... it's on every that the tories would be wise not to stray into unless they can come up with something that matches labour's offer. —— it's an area the tories. what ever they will come up with will look mean in comparison to what labour are suggesting. grants might be looked at again as well? they are obviously looking at the big package of measures. we were talking about how young people these days

the education secretary says university tuition fees should reflect the economic benefit graduates will have to the country ahead of a wide ranging review of higher education funding. damian hinds suggested that subsidies could be provided to fund more expensive degree courses such as science and engineering. it comes as the prime minister prepares to outline details of a wide—ranging review into education funding. wide—ranging review into education funding. but labour say another review isn't going to solve basic funding problems. tom barton reports. what is this worth? that is the question facing ministers as they tried to address concerns over the cost of university both to students and taxpayers. a review launching tomorrow to look at how degrees are funded and whether it is right that expensive science and engineering courses cost students at the same as cheaper arts and humanities degrees. when the system was brought it was not anticipated that so many universities and courses would all have the fee for their course. there is much variety that has come into the system as we would

the education secretary says university tuition fees should reflect the economic benefit graduates will have to the country, ahead of a wide ranging review of higher education funding in england. president trump criticises the fbi for missing warning signals about wednesday's school shooting, describing it as unacceptable. a plane with 66 people aboard crashes in iran. it's not clear whether there are any survivors. also, emma watson donates £1 million to a new fund aimed at making uk workplaces safe for women. ahead of tonight's baftas, the actorjoined 200 female british and irish stars in signing a letter calling for an end to sexual harassment in all industries. we'll have all the latest action from the winter olympics as skeleton winners, lizzy yarnold and laura deas are presented with their gold and bronze medals. and africa express, a unique train journey between tanzania and zambia, that's in the travel show, in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. save the children, says the widower of the murdered labour mp, jo cox, resigned from a senior role

that include private school tuition, but much more. online learning programs, private tutoring, higher education expenses, and a variety of customized learning services and materials. it allows parents to unbundle education services. moving beyond choices between schools, we are moving beyond the idea of school choice to really brought their -- broadened the choices of school choice. it comes with promises and pitfalls. last year, gerard robinson and i released an edited volume, our education savings accounts, the new frontier of choice. we brought together a bunch of experts to look at the many history, legal foundation, and how parents use them and what public opinions running them is. how to develop the supply side and the minister, regulate them, and ensure quality control. there is a number of these aspects will discuss today. growth and education savings accounts and other school choice mechanisms has been progressing in the states for a number of years, but we are in a new era of school choice. the unapologetic support for schoo

although we do ask them to discount the tuition rate, this program attracts more south dakota students to our institutions, retains more freshmen after the first year and helps graduate students on time. last year 2224 high school students took at least one dual credit course from a university. another 934 took a technical institute course. the pass rate is excellent, over 90%. and the cost savings are substantial. last year these students saved an estimated $5.3 million, compared to the tuition rate they would otherwise pay. this year i will propose to update the state dual credit statute, and to clarify the manner in which the students, the institutions and the state share the cost of this program. i hope you will support that legislation. as i mentioned, i made workforce policy my policy initiative for the western governors association and i invited u.s. secretary of labor alex acosta to participate in our first summit in sioux falls. when he was here he asked me as wgh chair to develop a priority of the trump administration, that is streamlining professional licensure. the trump ad

the education secretary says university tuition fees should reflect the economic benefit graduates willf a review of higher education funding in england. president trump criticises the fbi for missing warning signals about wednesday's school shooting, describing it as unacceptable. 66 people are feared dead after a passenger plane crashed in the south west of iran. harry potter star emma watson gives £1 million to a new campaign aimed at making uk workplaces safe for women. the donation comes as nearly 200 stars sign a letter calling for an end to sexual harassment at work. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show... seeing africa by train. we witnessed seven lions that were chasing a zebra. it was like a movie! and this was real. the history of selfies, lol. selfies have a very interesting history that goes back 40,000 years. distorted singing and rocking the mike underwater in denmark. making music, whoo—hoo! we're starting this week in africa on a train line that passes through some of the continent's wildest landscape. the freedom railway cuts thro

we created a program known as the hope career grant that covers 100% of tuition or technical college students who enroll of one of our georgia strategic industry high demand fields. although this program is only a few years old, it is already bearing exceptional fruit. in fact, of those students who take advantage of this resource, 99.2% find employment upon the completion of their training and studies. that is why i was proud to grow that forest of potential by adding five new categories to that incredibly successful program. so as of ten days ago, we now have 17 specific fields that allow our employers to answer yes when i ask them if they can find qualified candidates for open jobs. throughout our state, and all 22 tcsg campuses, we have pockets of excellence in terms of economic development. in order to better leverage those tools, i'm happy to announce we'll create a new deputy commissioner position within our technical college system. this individual will develop and maintain a unified process within our 22 campuses coordinate with the department of economic development as they

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from television ministry, so we had to really restructure the diversity so it operated on its own tuition fees. it took us in years to get stabilized and another 10 years before really exploded. not phenomenal growth over the last 10 years resources to rebuild the campus. liberty is in a good position to and continueision to train champions for christ. where the largest nonprofit private university in the country. about the fifth-largest in the country if you count all the online students. >> for you celebrate other on this joystick and and there is no place in the world i'd rather my first commencement address you are at liberty university. invitation along time ago you said to jared i would be there and when i say something, i mean it. think liberty students rubio, but byo the time the election came around, a lot of them saw what i saw in him and 84% of liberty students voted for him and same thing was true with evangelicals across the country. background,trumps pleasantly surprised on how he has been the best president for .hose issues i think he will be one of the greatest presence wo

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. >>> free tuition is going gray for students. someone has to pay for it. why the city college hasn't received funding for the program. >>> oprah winfrey explains why she refuses to respond to president trump's twitter insul insults. >>> where you can dispose of your medicinal and recreational pot. more importantly, why? >>> 6:41. you're looking live at the big board. board. >>> california forecast. we'll start in the sfral vcentrl valley. mid-50s in monterey. 41 yosemite with morning snow showers down in the south. look at that. in the lower elevations, 57 in san diego. low to mid-60s for los angeles and palm springs. the higher elevations through 10:00, there's the possibility of us having some snow. up to 3 inches through the grapevi grapevine. let's talk about what will happen in tahoe as we look at my seven-day forecast for tahoe. morning showers for tahoe. average is 45 for a high. only 33 tomorrow. 40 for a warmest day of the next seven days, sunday. 4 toe 8 inches of snow coming in monday. more snow wednesday and thursday. we'll take a look at the m

on monday theresa may launch a government review of tuition fees and university funding. the bones, it was told mps that reviews would look up parts of the system that were not working well. the post—18 system does not always offer a comprehensive range of high quality alternative routes for the many young people who pursue a technical or vocational path at that stage. in universities we have not seen the extent of an increase in choice that we would have wanted. the great majority of courses are priced at the same level and three—year courses remain the norm. although the funding system is a progressive one with built—in protections, those elements are not a lwa ys protections, those elements are not always entirely well understood. he said the review would also look at the cost of higher education. we must maintain and protect key elements of our post—education system that work well already. we will maintain the principle that students should contribution because of their studies and we will not place account on the number of students who can benefit from post—18 educat

. >>> coming up, the problem with a plan to provide san francisco city college students with free tuition. coming up next, the snack the school is now experiencing. >>> the german shepherd racks from washington is being called a hero after defending his owner from burglars despite being beaten and shot by suspects. >>> i think a lot of people have that friday feeling. a beautiful picture of san francisco and the bay bridge from emeryville. it is a cold start today but sunny later on with clouds. we will bring in steve paulson to expand on this. are we going to get rain next week? >> on monday. it looks like it for the commute. it is more snow than rain. dcr is getting more out of this. we did have a little bit yesterday with hail and rainbows from concord and vallejo into san jose was mainly the prime area. vallejo .15 inches, palo alto .05, napa and dublin .03. san francisco picked up .01. that is not a drought buster but it stopped the midwinter dry spell at 27 days without rain. i think that was close to the top 10 longest streak. we were not in record-setting territory but close enoug