Sentences with phrase «oppose student fees»

And there are three reasons why they are likely to attempt to stick to this position: they know there are dangers in policy U-turns (think Lib Dem commitments to oppose student fees); commitment to the renewal of Trident is entrenched in some parts of the party, even if key members of the leadership understand the downsides; and it would be seen as weakness if they succumbed to pressure from smaller parties with less credibility and electoral support.

Not exact matches

Protesters opposing Quebec student tuition fee hikes demonstrate in Montreal, August 22, 2012 (Photo: Graham Hughes / CP)

There is still four - and - a-half years until the planned date of the next general election, but student anger against the tuition fees hike backed by the Lib Dems - who signed a pledge promising to oppose any increase before the general election - is unlikely to fade away.

During her second term, she opposed variable tuition fees for university students, citing fears that it would open up a market in higher education.

I did indeed pledge to oppose the fee rises under the current system but Lord Browne's report proposes many of the changes I campaigned for, - more support for students from poorer backgrounds, a proper Graduate starting salary before paying money back, and a duty on universities to provide much more information to students about what they get for their money and the likelihood of graduate employment in their chosen sectors.

«A recent YouGov poll revealed that, as well as opposing any increase in fees, the majority of people in Britain back a university funding system that is at no cost to the student or their family.

The National Union of Students fiercely opposes higher fees.

Overall, they remain bullish on charters, negative on teacher tenure, opposed to «agency fees» (whereby teachers are forced to pay the union to negotiate even if they decline to join the union themselves), and hostile to federal requirements that restrict schools» ability to suspend disruptive students.

The siblings are strongly opposed to the hike in university tuition fees, and spearheaded a scheme where a group of artists, actors and designers would pay legal costs for students caught up in protests against the rise.

The change benefits students by allowing them to pay their tuition by semester (as opposed to the entire year up front), thus eliminating deferral fees.