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Targeted Free Tuition: A Global Analysis
September 20, 2018

This joint publication between HEPI and HESA focuses on international higher education financing, discussing the concept of Targeted Free Tuition (TFT)–the idea that, while tuition fees backed by income-contingent loans can improve access, they still do not do enough to help students from the lowest-income households, who are typically the most debt averse. TFT assumes that these families should be partially or wholly exepted from fees. In this report, Alex Usher and Robert Burroughs explore examples of this subsidization approach from around the world.

Ten Bad Arguments about Free Tuition in Canada
February 20, 2018

So this weekend at the NDP convention, delegates voted in favour of a free tuition policy.  Based on a totally … Continued

Roll On, Targeted Free Tuition
February 6, 2018

I’ve written a few times over the years about the spread of Targeted Free Tuition (TFT) programs.  Starting in Chile … Continued

Why the American Free Tuition Debate is Different (redux)
October 18, 2017

As many of you know, I’ve been around the block a few times around the issue of “free tuition” (see here here here and here for … Continued

Free Tuition Developments
August 31, 2017

One major trend of the last couple of years in global higher education has been the arrival of a wave … Continued