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[quote=Anonymous]I am not the OP, but am the parent of a child who receives about a 50% grant. Someone asked what I have given up and how hard I am prepared to work. I hope my answers are informative for those who are concerned about abuse of aid. I don't view a good education as a "luxury" . I believe that in a civil society it is a requirement. Unfortunately DC has the worst public schools in the country, despite the thousands of dollars in DC taxes I pay a year. I think that most families who receive FA are just like me. We don't talk about it and as a result you might assume that we are lapping it up. So, a reality check:

I have worked 70 hours a week for past 7 years( two jobs,some years three)
I am a single parent
My earnings are divided as follows: one paycheck( after taxes and health insurance premiums): DC's monthly tuition and after care bills ( after a 50% grant)
Second paycheck plus second job earnings:pays rent, food, utilities,as well as clothes,books,educational items for DC plus summer camp.

What I have given up: all personal expenditures: that's right. no personal expenditures.Just what you see above. I don't buy clothes, eat out, have my hair done,"treat " myself. Most days of the week I eat what is left off my DC's plate at meals. I skip lunch for myself. I do not have a 401K or a savings account.

MY DC scored in top 0.1% on the WISC and her ERB's. I volunteer at the school and donate to the annual fund.

I don't feel entitled, but I do think that if the school says that "a child shall not be denied admission because of a parent's inability to pay" that I would hope that my DC would be carefully considered because as, I said, she did well on the tests and is a good kid. We live in a neighborhood where our neighborhood school has a 70% fail rate for reading and math and the majority of the class time 1 teacher is screaming at 30 children. For me private school is not about a "brand" or social connections or a reflection of me. For me it is as simple as I believe in my child and want her to have a good education. And, yes, there are some great schools just one mile or so from our front door and she was accepted.

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