How would federal school choice impact private COA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’ll likely be a dollar for dollar increase in COA

what is the logic behind this?

The schools are businesses and want their slice of the pie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’ll likely be a dollar for dollar increase in COA

what is the logic behind this?

If a private school already has full classrooms and a waitlist, and all their families just got $10k richer with a coupon, why wouldn't they raise tuition $10k? They aren't going to have empty classrooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I watch the Sunday morning shows. I saw that the new education secretary is being interviewed and is talking about school choice.

This could mean that in the next few years, private school families could bring federal tax dollars with their students.

Would this be considered a deduction from COA regardless of income or would it be redistributed by the schools through proportional inflation in COA and reallocation to financial aid recipients? Or would the policy differ by the school as the individual boards voted?

What do you not understand about how god awful school choice is? No they do not do "regardless of income", crappy religious schools beneflt from lack of oversight, kids with disabilities will be housed in institutions.

School Choice is bad very bad.

Every red state that has that has awful schools.

OKlahoma is a test case for Republicans ruining a state.
MO
Al
KY
Arizona all examples of horrific school vouchers and choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’ll likely be a dollar for dollar increase in COA

what is the logic behind this?

Board opportunism. Hopefully all private school boards are not this opportunistic.

[Anonymous]

I’m hoping the school vouchers work out for those of us middle-classers who aren’t poor enough for financial aid but not rich enough where $50k+ per year per kid in school tuition doesn’t put a pinch on other spendings (a vacation, newer cars, nicer houses). That $10k saving would mean something for us. And I hope the private schools don’t take advantage of these vouchers and increase tuitions for that reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tuition would go up across the board.

This, when they did adoption tax credits, adoption costs went sky high. They would just tell you use the credits (which had all kinds of restrictions and limitations).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m hoping the school vouchers work out for those of us middle-classers who aren’t poor enough for financial aid but not rich enough where $50k+ per year per kid in school tuition doesn’t put a pinch on other spendings (a vacation, newer cars, nicer houses). That $10k saving would mean something for us. And I hope the private schools don’t take advantage of these vouchers and increase tuitions for that reason.

Same here. Hoping the same. This 10K would be a relief for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m hoping the school vouchers work out for those of us middle-classers who aren’t poor enough for financial aid but not rich enough where $50k+ per year per kid in school tuition doesn’t put a pinch on other spendings (a vacation, newer cars, nicer houses). That $10k saving would mean something for us. And I hope the private schools don’t take advantage of these vouchers and increase tuitions for that reason.

Same here. Hoping the same. This 10K would be a relief for us.

Agree.

We don’t qualify for financial aid at private schools and are fine but it really hurts. We are not one of those families who makes 1M or more a year.

Look at the disclaimer at the bottom of your tuition statement to see what COA means. It’s the total cost to attend. Fees, uniforms, lunch contracts, expected donations, etc.