Friday 13 June 2014

How affordable is PSE?

Higher education is unaffordable for many lower income families


Yes. School is a huge sacrifice, or unaffordable, for lower income families. New data reveal the significant impact of education costs on families, especially parents in the "sandwich generation" who support elderly parents as well as dependent children, including young adults in school or unemployed.

CBC News reports - "Canadian parents making sacrifices to send kinds to college, survey shows":

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-parents-making-sacrifices-to-send-kids-to-college-survey-shows-1.2666239