雅思阅读材料：Law could stop student fees of 9,000 pound_雅思英语阅读

雅思阅读材料：Law could stop student fees of 9,000 pound

　　The watchdog was set up in 2004 to ensure universities give disadvantaged teenagers a fair chance of winning a place. Its role will be beefed up and it will now ensure that universities make real and measurable progress towards their goals of fair access, the government said. Offa currently has four staff assisting its director.

　　In future, universities will draw up plans of how they intend to widen access to disadvantaged candidates and Offa will then decide whether to approve them. It will check their progress every year rather than every five years, as it has up until now. Universities will face penalties if they are not fulfilling their access goals.

　　Labours higher education spokesman Gareth Thomas said: With so few staff and no new powers for OFFA, and so many from less well off families not getting any extra help with high tuition fees todays announcements will leave a bitter taste for many of those wanting to fulfil their ambition of going to university but worried by the prospect of very high student debt

　　Trebling tuition fees after cutting university teaching grants by an unprecedented 80% is unfair, wasnt necessary and is unlikely to be sustainable.