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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do not move to Pennsylvania. The schools are terrible. Why? Tiny school districts funded almost entirely from property taxes (which are incredibly high) and in some places, separate school taxes.

Because there are so many tiny school districts with very high salaries and pensions you have two problems:[b] First, the teachers get tenure and never leave, so everyone's teaching 30 years in the past. Second, there's usually one high school, one middle and one elementary[/b]. Stifling. You pay a crazy amt of property/school tax for schools, and then you still don't get the breadth and depth of schools in places like the DMV where you have magnet schools, bilingual schools, and AAP classrooms/centers. There is one option for all, and you better like it because it's not going to change.

Also check out how much public college costs in PA, it's ridiculously high. I'd rather send my kid to College of NJ versus the incredibly dangerous neighborhood of Temple U.[/quote]

Schools full of 30 year veteran teachers? Umm, yes please! Seriously, in what world do you live? Do you not see the teacher shortages all around us? This is a HUGE advantage IMO. And number two is just wrong considering the areas OP is likely considering a move to. My PA high school was fed by 3 large middle schools, any many, multiple elementary schools. We all ended up in the same place. It was great! I got to be with all my friends. PA all the way, OP. Although there are some very lovely places in central and northern NJ as well. [/quote]

The PP does not know what they are taking about. You cannot compare state to state. You must compare region to region, town to town, school district to school district and even school to school. Philadelphia suburbs have great schools [/quote]

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