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Re: [Phys-L] [SPAM] Re: Private schools



I have been following this long, interesting thread. The educational
system in this country is slow to change.

Many of us share different views/opinions on this, and that's okay. No
need to "argue" as people are generally resistant to change.

I feel that people with no kids should not have to pay taxes for public
education. The more kids you have, the more you should pay into the system.

Here in New Jersey, tuition at my private school is around 25k for LS, 27k
for MS, and 29k for US. It's similar at local private schools, but most
are higher since they generally are boarding schools. We have no issues
getting people to apply to our school. About 25% of the kids need
financial aid (a number which has increased in the past five years due to
the economy).

Anyone know what it costs to educate a kid in a public school?


Phys-L@Phys-L.org writes:
However it came to be, and whatever anyone thinks is the motivation for
it,
our public schools represent what we as citizens are willing to support
through our taxes. It is, by and large, a minimum standard which we, as
citizens, feel is sufficent for the needs of our society as a whole, If
you want more, or something not on the menu, it is not unreasonable to
expect that you will pick up the tab for it. I don't see that as
inequitable. A service is provided, but you choose not to avail yourself
of that service.

And I, for one, DO worry about drawing off limited funding to benefit
those
who have decided that what is being provided isn't sufficient for their
wishes. I have great sympathy for the concept of parents choosing where
their kids will attend and how they will be educated, but I can't support
the use of MY taxes to support THEIR choice; to the detriment of the
students who will remain behind.


On Jul 10, 2012, at 4:54 PM, Ken Caviness wrote:

It seems to me that far from worrying that a voucher system might
negatively impact public schools financially, we should recognize that
the
_current_ system is inequitable, that the public school funding model is
unfair to those who have sought other alternatives for their children.

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