Education cuts rally
Sir, — In ■ response 4to Keith Brown (April 19)Jj a number of points need cIS irifying. The education cuts .rally was held to bring university education issued to the public. All universil ties are funded on a five-y ear basis. Every university is faced with a slight increase in the block grant for If 1981 (election year) and (hen until 1984 the block glrant decreases. Decreased fun/ ding coupled with 18.4 per ( cent inflation at present, si tatic academic staffing 1j( ivels (Canterbury and Otago),’, decreases in non-acac[ emic staffing, plus increased? tuition fees for students (a t the rate- of 15 per cent a j year) means that the qualify of education will suffer. The open entry policy, base d on academic ability, in most university courses may have to be curtailed and ur liversities may become playgrounds for the rich.' Also raised at the rally 1 were teacher trainee allow ances and the present bursar V system, opposed by student associations, the F.O.L. and Federated Farmers.. / — Yours, etc.,
DERYCK J. SF4.W, President, ) Lincoln College Students’ Association. April 21, 1980.
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