Universities say fund on results not race
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Radio NZ reports:
Universities want a big increase in equity funding for struggling students, and say money should be targeted based on students’ NCEA results, rather than race or disability.
The government’s review of universities asked how to tackle barriers to student success.
Universities New Zealand’s submission said students who passed 90 percent of their first-year courses were most likely to be successful at university. …
The report said equity funding should therefore be targeted to students with the worst school grades.
Having equity funding targeted towards people based on their actual grades, rather than their race seems very sensible.
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