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First published on Thu 21 Jan 2021 10.07 EST
The government’s plans for a “lifelong loan entitlement” for further education study – a key part of its new skills white paper for England – are predicted to run into stiff opposition from the Treasury.
The white paper says the loan entitlement will be equivalent to “four years of post-18 education” when it launches in 2025, and claims it will “transform the funding system so it is just as easy to get a loan for a higher technical course as it is for a full-length university degree”.
But the proposals, announced by Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, include no firm funding commitments. With the Treasury hostile to expanding the system of loans for higher education, under which all outstanding graduate debts are borne by the government, many in the further education (FE) sector are dubious that students will receive support at the same level.
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Build back better? One department’s turmoil shows Biden’s challenge ahead
Biden sees climate change research as core to his agenda. The Trump team’s overhaul of USDA highlights a key roadblock.
USDA employees and outside experts are making the case that at the very least, the department should rapidly fill vacant slots anywhere they see fit. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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For President-elect Joe Biden, reversing changes and reviving morale in many parts of the executive branch won t be easily done with the stroke of a pen and an executive order.
The Trump administration’s overhaul of two critical agencies