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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]

So Sidwell has the LOWEST tuition increases in town, big f'ing deal. They should. With the Clinton and Obama effect they are rolling in it....not to mention the lot they take in in application fees alone. Heck, they have 6-7 FTE for their admissions department alone, plus supplemental staff. I'd like to see how big their "Advancement team" is .

Again, PP picks one stat that fits his argument and tries to pull the wool over EVRYONE's eyes that it is like taht everywhere. Parents who ACTUALLY have kids in Private know differently, and are hurting. It is not an intellectual debate to us, PP. Its a fact of our lives which you would do well to butt out of , since you clearly do not have a kid in Private.

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