英国大学反驳教育不公论
<p></p><p><span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrews">Andrews</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="utterly">utterly</span> <span word="dishonest">dishonest</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dumb">dumb</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="socially">socially</span>-<span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p><p><span word="Forcing">Forcing</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="fail">fail</span>”, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="warned">warned</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>, <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrews">Andrews</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="utterly">utterly</span> <span word="dishonest">dishonest</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dumb">dumb</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="socially">socially</span>-<span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p><p><span word="Problems">Problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="upbringing">upbringing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="schooling">schooling</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span>.</p><p><span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Magee">Magee</span>, <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrews">Andrews</span>’ <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="principal">principal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="widening">widening</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>”.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="levelled">levelled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="families">families</span>.</p><p><span word="SNP">SNP</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="new">new</span> “<span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>” <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="widen">widen</span> <span word="access">access</span>”.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disadvantaged">disadvantaged</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="retaining">retaining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> £9,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tuition">tuition</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>.</p>
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