From the BBC:

Rise in tuition fees 'did not boost teaching time'

Students have had no extra teaching time at England's universities since tuition fees trebled, researchers say.

The Higher Education Policy Institute study of 9,000 students found no change in their experiences since fees rose from £1,000 to £3,000 in 2006.

It comes as universities are about to treble fees again to a £9,000 maximum.

Universities UK said the extra money had gone on improving libraries, IT facilities and other aspects of student life as well as improving teaching.

The institute found that in 2012, the seventh year of higher fees, students reported an average of about 14 hours scheduled teaching per week - almost the same as it was in 2007.

But National Union of Students president Liam Burns said: "Whether we like it or not students going on to campuses this year will feel like they're paying more and will have increased expectations to match, but there is no evidence that shifting the financial burden to students gives them more power.

"Successive governments have forced students to act as consumers of teaching rather than partners in learning and there is no evidence that this has improved universities."

Imagine that, more money to a problem that wasn't there, shifting costs to students, expanding the faculty base and its income opportunities, do you think the students will be any smarter?

 
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Throwing money at the educational shortages has never been the answer.
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Wallace, when you think about it, that is all they can do.
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