Is Ontario Making Education Less Affordable? | The Rundown

Описание: The Ford government is ending Ontario's tuition freeze, which has been in place since 2019. Colleges and universities will be allowed to raise fees by up to two per cent a year, for the next three years. The Ontario Student Assistance Program - better known as OSAP - is changing too. What was once mostly grants will now be mostly loans. The province says the current system isn't sustainable. But will higher tuition actually help colleges and universities facing a funding crunch? And can students afford to take on even more debt? We break down what these changes could mean for the future of higher education in Ontario.

0:00 Intro
0:16 Tuition freeze lifted and OSAP shifts to loans
0:53 Colleges, universities, and student affordability
1:12 Expert reactions to the funding changes
3:46 How OSAP changes affect access and student debt
5:56 The evolution of OSAP and “free tuition”
8:51 Government response and national comparisons
12:45 What students should expect this fall
14:43 Should colleges be run like businesses?
16:40 Possible solutions and long-term consequences
20:05 Student protests and affordability concerns

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