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[quote=Anonymous]I think people are getting themselves all worked up about what are considered the "elite" private schools.  There are a TON of other private schools out there, many of them very, very good.  You don't have to send your kid to Sidwell, and if you look beyond the "big names," I think you will find that the tuition fees are expensive but not quite so outrageous.  Paying for two kids may still be a challenge, but it might not be a $80,000 challenge so much as a $40,000 challenge, and with some financial aid as needed, this may be more doable than some other schools.

Also, OP, if you intend to go back to work in a few years, you may be able to make private school work by scraping by for a few years when you only have one tuition payment for the older kid and then plan to get a job to help offset the cost when your younger kid starts.  If you can, look for jobs at the schools you're interested in, since you say you work in education.  There's no guarantee, but it's definitely worth taking a look.  If you know people there because your older kid is going there and you're active in the community, that may also help you get a job there when you apply because people will know you.[/quote]

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