Cassells Report Must Push Forward Publicly-Funded Higher Education Option
[…]conducted that heavily suggest students are already deterred by the registration fee, already at breaking point, and already steeped in debt and anxieties because of the cost of education. USI surveyed over 870 students across Ireland and found that 87% of students fear having to drop out of college because of the cost of education. 58.1% of students miss meals and more than a third (38.7%) of students said they go hungry to fund or stay in college. “Irish third level fees are the second highest in Europe, after the UK.” Hoey said. “Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland all […]