Talk:Free education

message: "Free" education is, of course, not free, but merely provided for by taxation. "State" or "universal" education would be a more encyclopedic title for this page. Thoughts? 82.28.5.102 12:07, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree. twitter.com/YOMALSIDOROFF (talk) 17:47, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

text: "this is in fact created not by taking money from the individual but through the people agreeing"... Dubious... twitter.com/YOMALSIDOROFF (talk) 17:47, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

text: "A pressure free lifestyle" can only lend you in one end - poverty. twitter.com/YOMALSIDOROFF (talk) 18:01, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

text: Which one? 66.214.152.196? Support. Though I think it does it a disservice. twitter.com/YOMALSIDOROFF (talk) 18:05, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Free" education 

message: Australia had free education for a small time in its history:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-29699576  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.253.193.238 (talk) 11:24, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aus 

message: Several other European countries, such as England and Germany, had a history of some form of free education, especially in Australia.. Please clarify.--MathFacts (talk) 01:18, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  I cannot understand this sentence 

message: As far as I know, higher ed is Brazil is far from free. There may be scholarships based on academic merit, but those are rare.
The wealthier students go to public universities, who are very good, but very expensive. The less privileged go to private universities/colleges, which are still quite pricey.
: I see your lips moving and I don't understand what you are saying.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2806:1016:6:344E:9942:3BF4:302D:29AC (talk) 01:55, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brazil 

message: "Greece and Argentina provide free education at all levels, including college and university."
Should Uruguay be added to the list?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.64.68.95 (talk) 09:09, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uruguay 

message: In theory these schools were open to all and offered free tuition to those who could not pay fees; however, few poor children attended school, because their labour was economically valuable to their families.
Grammar school has something about free education round ~1640, i think Isaac Newton went to one. Think i remember the series 'connections' implying that he(/his mother) made use of it being free. Also, should 'universal education' point here? Either way, the history section could use exapnsionm82.171.225.84 (talk) 18:15, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I wonder whether 'universal education' should point here or to Compulsory education. twitter.com/YOMALSIDOROFF (talk) 18:08, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  History section needs expansion? 

message: I looked at the cost for Scottish Universities that were public such as University of Edinburgh. I think Scotland should be off the list.
I also think a paragraph below should explain about tuition fees, and that students still have to pay room in board.
I also believe the list should be expanded. 
I would like to request a new page (related) that's titled: "List of higher education institutions that offer free tuition" example below:
Institution  	English Language	Native Language	Both         	Neither
row 1, cell 1	row 1, cell 2   	row 1, cell 3  	row 1, cell 4	
row 2, cell 1	row 2, cell 2   	row 2, cell 3  	row 2, cell 4	
row 3, cell 1	row 3, cell 2   	row 3, cell 3  	row 3, cell 4	
 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mooserunner77 (talk • contribs) 22:20, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of free post secondary education? 

message: There is no source. Can somebody provide one it or should that section be deleted altogether?
Irbananaking (talk) 09:27, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I killed it. I don't think a partial and unsourced list is helpful. A color-coded map would be a good idea if someone finds a good source. czar ⨹ 15:03, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source for "Partial list of countries with free post-secondary education"? 

message: It seems to give too much weight to opponents, so this is worth addressing, although I'm not certain of the best way to do so at the moment. Dustin (talk) 05:09, 23 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  United States paragraph of Countries section 

message: Hello, I am evaluating this article as part of an assignment for my English 101 class. While evaluating the article I noticed a few things that can be improved. I will list a few of these items below:
*All of the other countries are given more information about the education while the United States has a few words.
*Some of the sources aren't valid
*Other examples of free education is under presented
*Biased towards European countries
Emhenry27 (talk) 02:46, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Evaluation  

message: The statement "Its graduates went on to receive 10 Nobel Prizes, more than any other public university." is not validated by the given reference (anymore). The reference does not state anything about the Nobel Prizes. Furthermore, there is e.g. a German university - TUM - which is public and there are more than 10 Nobel Prize laureates that attended this university. I would simply suggest removing the statement about the Nobel Prizes.
SimonVanEndern (talk) 09:14, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong or not proven content 

message: The Template:Educational research box should be removed from this article for the reasons discussed here: Template talk:Educational research#Proposal to replace this with the Template:Education. Sda030 (talk) 15:37, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal to replace Template:Educational research with the Template:Education 

message: After reviewing this article, there are a few things I feel I should comment on.
1. It seems that many of the sources referenced in this article are news sources such as CNN, BBC News and The Washington Post. I think this article could be improved if it's contained information came from more reputable and reliable sources like scholarly articles and peer-reviewed journals.  It's clear that many of these news sources would have a bias that may affect the accuracy of the information contained in their articles. 
2. There is a statement made in this article that does not cite any source at all: "Governments typically fund compulsory education through taxes. Aggravated truancy can be prosecuted. Homeschooling, private or parochial schooling usually offer legal alternatives."  This is not something that could really be considered common knowledge and thus should contain a citation of some kind.
3. I think in general the section in this article discussing the history of free education could be expanded to discuss not just the development and implementation of free education in America but also its history in other countries known for their universal higher education. KT2002 (talk) 02:03, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Critiques 

message: — Assignment last updated by Lishgketto (talk) 20:07, 16 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: English 1101 033

message: I came to this page while looking for articles about education that is "decentralised", i.e. funded by the state but managed by education professionals and learners themselves instead of politicians and business interests.
The title should be changed to something like "State funded education" Janosabel (talk) 12:06, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change the misleading article title to something like ''State funded education'' 

message: Wikipedia guide rule: "Please sign your posts on talk pages, using four tildes (~~~~) ... even if you are not logged in..." Janosabel (talk) 12:19, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please sign your contributions 

message: Tax payers have to fund such education with their money. 62.226.84.81 (talk) 00:16, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, and the first sentence of the article literally states "Free education is education funded through government spending or charitable organizations rather than tuition funding". Mindmatrix 12:41, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  There aint no such thing as "free education" 

message: — Assignment last updated by Wangzitong1018 (talk) 23:35, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Research Process and Methodology - SP24 - Sect 201 - Thu