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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm surprised there hasn't been more discussion about the gap between the $ offered by the vouchers and the price of tuition at most privates.  It doesn't even cover Catholic school tuition, much less Sidwell, GDS, etc.  So the privates are still putting up a large amount of scholarship money, or the kid can't enroll.

We know a few older siblings of my kid's DCPS classmates who are going to private using this voucher, and are happy to do so.  But the private school is still covering the difference between the voucher and tuition with a scholarship and bearing the bulk of the financial aid to the family.  And if they hadn't done so, the family would not be able to cover the tuition.

It seems like DeVos is trying to show that with vouchers you can attend any school you want to, and it is just not so.[/quote]

Your middle paragraph contradicts your opening. Most privates can give up to half off tuition to low income families. So, with a voucher, most private high schools are suddenly in reach.[/quote]

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