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In reply to the discussion: Education and America .. WTF is wrong? [View all]HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)6. I'm confused; wikipedia says e.g. swedish higher education is 'free,' but -- it looks like part of
that is actually student loans:
Every student is entitled to 12 semesters of allowances and loans, totaling 2,230 SEK per week (September 2012: 261 EUR, 339 USD, 209 GBP) for full-time studies (after 1 July 2006).[31][32] Allowances are usually 699 SEK per week (September 2012: 82 EUR; 106 USD; 65 GBP) with loans covering the rest. The limits for loans and allowances may be substantially increased under certain circumstances.[31]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Sweden#Higher_education
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we have 2 political parties whose leaders believe in for profit education...race to the top nt
msongs
Mar 2013
#2
I've made plenty of counterpoint in the other threads where you push the same boilerplate
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#32
as a current working university professor I don't believe curricula have been "dumbed down..."
mike_c
Mar 2013
#20
I'm confused; wikipedia says e.g. swedish higher education is 'free,' but -- it looks like part of
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#6
When it comes to the "drug war" blacks and latinos are often targeted by the police
Chisox08
Mar 2013
#24
Yet many insist that are problems are at their source about faces and personalities.
TheKentuckian
Mar 2013
#23