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From The Guardian
Education secretary Michael Gove has undertaken another policy U-turn when he announced a more generous than expected replacement for the education maintenance allowance, setting aside £180m a year.
But the new scheme – described as "16-19 bursaries" – represents a cut of two-thirds from the previous £560m annual budget and will be targeted only at the poorest students, so depriving hundreds of thousands of students of state support for further education.
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Article first appeared at http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/mar/28/gove-unveils-cutprice-replacement-emas
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