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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work in independent schools and the rising costs are going to shut us down.  It's unrealistic to think that we can continue to raise the prices, year after year, and NOT have it squeeze everyone...  remember tuition doesn't even cover the full cost of the entire program, so you have to give ON TOP of that.  Everyone is always wondering about the "Big 3" in DC - and every one of them (whether it's STA, NCS, Maret, GDS, Sidwell) will hit $50K before too long.  These schools (and I work for one) are in an arms race...nicer gyms, nicer science labs, etc...  and it's madness.  Because the teachers are NOT getting huge raises year after year...we get minimal raises, just like the average parents out there.  And I wouldn't blame Bryan G. for this one...I'd blame the BOARD at every one of these schools...getting greedier every tuition increase along the way.[/quote]

As a parent who is working hard to afford tuition, one of the really bothersome facts for me is that the money really is not resulting in a better quality of life for my child's teachers. It is the small classes, warm environment, and teachers that I care about. Also extras like having a great art teacher and program. [b]But that it not the same thing as building new state of the art facilities that are nicer than my college.[/b][/quote]

+1. And what we hear is that the money that was donated was earmarked for capital projects: everyone likes to have their name on something; paying for maintenance and salaries isn't so sexy. But, new facilities come with new staff, new coaches, new faculty ... and maintenance. So the idea that the personnel costs are somehow unrelated to expensive capital improvements is ridiculous.

It's the same at universities, btw.[/quote]

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