Reaction to the Private Tuition Fee Increase in England

Just another article on the fees increase of university tuition in England:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jan/07/universities-intake-simon-hughes

Two very quick comments:

1) the idea of improving the quality of education in public schools is always a good idea...though in Canada, improving quality education in elementary schools usually means more money and technology not an investment in teachers. Please look at the PISA schools, Finland, China and Singapore, and recognize that a quality education in no way means more technology or computer games. This is not saying computers are bad, they just have to be relevant to the educating of children and not the other way around; they are a tool to use. Though I do think the way they are in schools, people forget that piece of information.

2) there is a great comment by bishop29 (after the article) which highlights the fact a LOT of private schools in England are given charitable status; seems an oxymoron doesn't it? It does illustrate the point that when one is unquestionably well-off, there are tax breaks and when one is on a lesser income and attends a local school, usually, one has to pay more for what should be standard (ie notebooks, pencils, music lessons).