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AS IT HAPPENS: Scrap or reform UP's #STFAP?

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Will UP’s STFAP serve as a good model for other state universities/colleges?
http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/33606-live-blog-kapekonomiya-scrap-or-reform-up-s-stfap http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BO9UOHcCQAICKQX.jpg

by VoltaireTupaz via twitter edited by Rappler 7/12/2013 7:52:28 AM

3rd & 7 37yd

I think, #STFAP is about proper calibration on students' needs. Problems are functions of ineffective implementation, not of principle.

by benespiritu via twitter 7/12/2013 9:18:12 AM
Tejano: Reform STFAP now!

by Regie Ucang via twitter 7/12/2013 9:18:52 AM
.@jctejano: Propaganda lang ang scrap #STFAP, adbokasiya ang reform. http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/33606-live-blog-kapekonomiya-scrap-or-reform-up-s-stfap What do you think?

by VoltaireTupaz via twitter 7/12/2013 9:18:57 AM
Tejano asserts that the BOR should reform STFAP as soon as possible. "Bawal ang pasaway!"

by Regie Ucang via twitter 7/12/2013 9:20:05 AM
Tejano: "Ang panawagan natin ay mas malalim na pinanghuhugutan. Hindi lang oposisyon, kundi may proposisyon."

by Regie Ucang via twitter 7/12/2013 9:21:04 AM
Next: Prof. Solita Collas-Monsod, Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics

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Tejano now reading the 13 point agenda for Reform #STFAP now

by Regie Ucang via twitter 7/12/2013 9:24:53 AM
Ending his piece, Tejano says, "Fight for quality education. reform #STFAP now!"

by Regie Ucang via twitter 7/12/2013 9:25:26 AM
RT @yannapee Reform #STFAP: the bracket assignment is faulty, but socialized tuition is beneficial for students who can't pay as much as others

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[Correction] Dr Ramon Guillermo is next, arguing against STFAP

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Guillermo recalls 1018th Board of Regents meeting on Jan 30, 1989. The BOR said objective of STFAP: To democratize access and admission to UP programs and promote fairness and social justice

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Guillermo talks about the problem of social equity - fairness of access to education via STFAP

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Tejano emphasizes the 13 Point Reform Agenda and further discusses each one.
1. Repeal "no pay, mo admission"

by Regie Ucang via twitter 7/12/2013 9:35:07 AM
Full state subsidy for education is a dream, socialized tuition is a proactive solution to tertiary ed's inaccessibility.

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2. Formulate a progressive tuition schedule by either increasing income thresholds and lowering tuition fees.

by Regie Ucang via twitter 7/12/2013 9:35:37 AM
STFAP brackets E1 and E2 represent 60 of PH population, but only 20% of UP students are assigned to the said brackets

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3. Allow tuition installment and late payment options; 4. Prohibit default bracket assignment;

by Regie Ucang via twitter 7/12/2013 9:36:29 AM
Reform #stfap : A stricter applicant screening process should be enforced. Some students apply for it despite their evident capacity to pay

by Bart via twitter 7/12/2013 9:36:31 AM
5. Reduce the time for bracket processing; 6. Decentralize of bracket assignment; 7. Use of consumption based indices;

by Regie Ucang via twitter 7/12/2013 9:38:51 AM
by Voltaire Tupaz on Jul 12, 2013 at 9:38 AM

Background: UP's STFAP brackets (Fees and benefits)

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8. Make bracket assignment transparent; 9.Ensure flexibility through bracket reassignment; 10. Equal application of STFAP;

by Regie Ucang via twitter 7/12/2013 9:40:10 AM