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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK, I got bored enough to actually research some of the tuition claims being made here.  I focused on Sidwell because it's the most high profile school, and so easiest to find information for.  Here's what I found ...

[quote=Anonymous]... this year every school hiked tuition 4-6 % again, just like they did the year before and the year before , and the year before. ...[/quote]
False.  Here are actual Sidwell tuition figures for 2008-2014, with the % increase over each prior year.
2008-09	$29,442	
2009-10	$30,842	4.76%
2010-11	$32,069	3.98%
2011-12	$32,960	2.78%
2012-13	$34,268	3.97%
2013-14	$35,228	2.80%
I guess PP was correct 1 out 5 times.  A more accurate -- but less exciting -- statement would be "Sidwell hiked tuition 2-4% for the last four years!"  But PP seems to have doubled the rate of tuition increase.

[quote=Anonymous]... these figures are based on LAST YEARS Tuition, and next year it will be $2,000- $3,000 more at every school. ...[/quote]
False. As revealed by the data above, Sidwell's tuition is increasing by $960 next year, not $2,000-3,000.  PP seems to have tripled the rate of tuition increase.

[quote=Anonymous]seriously, why has tuition quintupled in  last 20 years and doubled in the last 6 years?   ...[/quote]
False and false.  Over the last 6 years, Sidwell's tuition did not double.  It increased $5,786, a 19.7% increase.  Here, PP quintupled the rate of increase (19.7% versus 100%).  Over the past 20 years, Sidwell's tuition did not quintuple.  Sidwell tuition for 1992-93 was $10,885.  Compared to the 2012-13 tuition (20 years later), that's a little more than double, and certainly not quintuple.

These tuition costs are incredibly high, and it's a legitimate conversation to discuss whether they're justified.  However, PP has continuously exaggerated and falsified the rate of increase, which prevents any meaningful conversation from occurring.  I hope this data can help advance the conversation.

Sam2[/quote]

Excellent post.  Thanks for taking the time to dig up and post the actual facts.[/quote]

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