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[quote=Anonymous]The Catholic versions of these schools closed because of decreasing enrollment, yes.  The enrollment decreased because fewer and fewer people were able to afford the schools, the voucher program which provided the education for many kids was dying, and the parishes were resistant to continuing to pay for the education of other people's kids in addition to paying their own taxes (I mean individual parishioners would also pay taxes, not the church).  So they hit upon the smart idea of turning them into charter schools.  I have nothing to do with any of this and have no idea about the quality of the schools after (I know they were decent, not fabulous before, but certainly in keeping with the other ADW parish schools).  I am sure some are happy with them and others are not, but I don't think we need to cry conspiracy on behalf of the ADW.  Those buildings undoubtedly would have been snatched up by other charter schools if the particular situation that worked out had not worked out.  The ADW has every right to make use of their buildings and also to decide not to continue to fund the education of massive numbers of non-Catholics/non-parishioners.

signed, not Catholic, kids not in a Catholic or charter school, no dog in this fight[/quote]

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