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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, time for school choice in all 50 states. [/quote]

Oh sure honey. Take your 10k and apply it to our private school.
Of course our private will just raise tuition another 10k…[/quote]

I’m sure private schools would love it if families who might apply for financial aid already had 10k covered by an alternate source.  While $10,000 in vouchers wouldn’t allow everyone to apply, it would certainly increase the pool of qualified applicants, including qualified applicants who are diverse in various ways. [b]I don’t see why they would raise tuition, especially if voucher money replaced some of their financial aid budget.[/b][/quote]

Umm, because private schools are private businesses whose primarily goal is maximizing profits?  Put another way, I don't see why they wouldn't raise tuition in that scenario. Maybe not by the full $10k, and maybe not as a 1-year step, but a couple grand a year for a few years straight? No doubt.[/quote]

I broadly don’t agree because families will still have to come up with the rest of the tuition. And it would depend on how the program is implemented. If the program is geared towards families in certain income brackets or families assigned to failing schools, then not all schools will be a real option for people using vouchers due to the balance of the tuition (although perhaps FA could fill the gap for a few more families in this situation).

These aren’t easy questions but I wouldn’t expect a legit, well-run independent school to raise tuition strictly due to the availability of vouchers.  Many schools could raise tuition right now- today- and people would still pay.    They aren’t raising tuition for no reason.[/quote]

I absolutely believe they will raise tuition “for no reason”. Why? Because they will always find a reason. The point of private is to keep the masses out. And raising tuition may allow them to grant more money to the students deemed worthy. You pay a premium for the perfect cohort for your child. Ethnically diverse and just enough lower SES kids to keep the class grounded. It costs a fortune to have that. [/quote]

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