Back in May I wrote about the cuts to student loan eligibility for older students. It turns out that doesn't just hurt the students, it's actually hurting everyone.
A report has just come out on research from the University of Otago, showing that medical students who begin their degrees later in life not only make better doctors, but are more likely to remain in New Zealand after they graduate. So mature students studying medicine hugely benefit the country. But the student loan system disadvantages precisely those students.
When will this government ever realise that education (for everyone!) is a benefit to the country, not just a cost on a balance sheet somewhere?
A report has just come out on research from the University of Otago, showing that medical students who begin their degrees later in life not only make better doctors, but are more likely to remain in New Zealand after they graduate. So mature students studying medicine hugely benefit the country. But the student loan system disadvantages precisely those students.
When will this government ever realise that education (for everyone!) is a benefit to the country, not just a cost on a balance sheet somewhere?
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