Comments on: A tale of two student reports http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/a-tale-of-two-student-reports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-tale-of-two-student-reports University Affairs' News Blog - Looking at trends and happenings of note in Canada's university sector Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:39:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dean http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/a-tale-of-two-student-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-3504 Dean Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:11:43 +0000 http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/?p=1047#comment-3504 This is a good example of why government officials shred submissions from the Canadian Federation of Students. You don't need a report to figure this out. "Racialized" students are, on average, poorer than "non-racialized" students. Therefore, it's harder for them to pay for school. It's not complicated, nor does it do anything to further their argument that tuition fees should be lower. Saving $100 on tuition fees won't be the difference between going to school or not going to school. A $10,000 loan or a $2,000 bursary might. Canada's schools have consistently been ranked more accessible than countries with free education by the Educational Policy Institute and we have higher enrollment rates, with higher quality education. There are still issues that need to be addressed for Canadian post-secondary students, but the CFS just doesn't seem to get it. This is a good example of why government officials shred submissions from the Canadian Federation of Students. You don’t need a report to figure this out. “Racialized” students are, on average, poorer than “non-racialized” students. Therefore, it’s harder for them to pay for school.

It’s not complicated, nor does it do anything to further their argument that tuition fees should be lower. Saving $100 on tuition fees won’t be the difference between going to school or not going to school. A $10,000 loan or a $2,000 bursary might.

Canada’s schools have consistently been ranked more accessible than countries with free education by the Educational Policy Institute and we have higher enrollment rates, with higher quality education. There are still issues that need to be addressed for Canadian post-secondary students, but the CFS just doesn’t seem to get it.

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