Alberta Liberals will lower post-secondary tuitions by $1,000 per year
February 15, 2008
Alberta Liberals will lower post-secondary tuitions by $1,000 per year
"Every time I talk to them [the post-secondary institutions], I tell them the same thing - you have three customers and we own you. So don't tell me you are going to go off and do this if you haven't brought me along as a partner. We decide - because we paid for it - where the capacity goes." – Doug Horner, Advanced Education Minister (Globe and Mail, November 27, 2007)
Edmonton – Kevin Taft announced that the Alberta Liberals will lower post-secondary tuitions by an average of almost $1,000 per year, starting this fall.
Taft also announced a $300 per year grant for every qualifying post-secondary student, to help with the costs of tools and texts.
“There’s no better investment in our quality of life, our communities and our economy,” said Taft. “Responsible government spends money on its priorities, and this is one of our top priorities.”
The Alberta Liberals will replace the money through direct funding to the institutions, and will go further with funding to boost the quality and accessibility of post-secondary education. It will also bring future tuition increases back under the control of the Legislature.
He said the Alberta Liberals will work in partnership with institutions, and in close consultation with students and other stakeholders, while implementing their action plan.
The Alberta Liberal Action Plan for post-Secondary Education will super-charge Alberta’s post-secondary institutions by improving student/faculty ratios, boosting graduate student numbers, and establishing teacher chair positions.
The Action Plan will also improve access to post-secondary education through the creation of new, targeted learning spaces for areas with high numbers of applicants.
“It’s time we stopped turning away qualified students because we don’t have space for them. We need to make it possible for every qualifying student to benefit from these resources. If the Stelmach government had looked ahead, it would have seen this coming years ago.”
In 2005, the Tory government promised the most affordable tuition in Canada, Taft noted. Because of their neglect, they are nowhere near that goal, and they have no plan for getting there.
“While we can’t make up for years of mismanagement of post-secondary education all at once, we will start with the Alberta Liberal Action Plan,” said Taft. “It’s time to start getting this right, and we have to start now.”
Alberta Liberals will lower post-secondary tuitions by $1,000 per year
"Every time I talk to them [the post-secondary institutions], I tell them the same thing - you have three customers and we own you. So don't tell me you are going to go off and do this if you haven't brought me along as a partner. We decide - because we paid for it - where the capacity goes." – Doug Horner, Advanced Education Minister (Globe and Mail, November 27, 2007)
Edmonton – Kevin Taft announced that the Alberta Liberals will lower post-secondary tuitions by an average of almost $1,000 per year, starting this fall.
Taft also announced a $300 per year grant for every qualifying post-secondary student, to help with the costs of tools and texts.
“There’s no better investment in our quality of life, our communities and our economy,” said Taft. “Responsible government spends money on its priorities, and this is one of our top priorities.”
The Alberta Liberals will replace the money through direct funding to the institutions, and will go further with funding to boost the quality and accessibility of post-secondary education. It will also bring future tuition increases back under the control of the Legislature.
He said the Alberta Liberals will work in partnership with institutions, and in close consultation with students and other stakeholders, while implementing their action plan.
The Alberta Liberal Action Plan for post-Secondary Education will super-charge Alberta’s post-secondary institutions by improving student/faculty ratios, boosting graduate student numbers, and establishing teacher chair positions.
The Action Plan will also improve access to post-secondary education through the creation of new, targeted learning spaces for areas with high numbers of applicants.
“It’s time we stopped turning away qualified students because we don’t have space for them. We need to make it possible for every qualifying student to benefit from these resources. If the Stelmach government had looked ahead, it would have seen this coming years ago.”
In 2005, the Tory government promised the most affordable tuition in Canada, Taft noted. Because of their neglect, they are nowhere near that goal, and they have no plan for getting there.
“While we can’t make up for years of mismanagement of post-secondary education all at once, we will start with the Alberta Liberal Action Plan,” said Taft. “It’s time to start getting this right, and we have to start now.”
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