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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since my child joined a private school, I’ve noticed a consistent pattern: every year, tuition increases by several percentage points more than my salary. Over time, this gap has widened to the point where the financial pressure no longer feels justified.

Starting this year, I’ve made a simple decision. I’ll continue volunteering my time to support the school community, but I will only donate $1 to fundraising efforts. I’ll reconsider that position once tuition increases start to fall below the rate of my own wage growth.[/quote]

I get the frustration at the general economic climate, but for most schools, they're not raising tuition for the heck of it. They're well aware parents don't like that. But they need to do salary increases for their employees (that hopefully don't get entirely cancelled out by inflation) and deal with a whole web of insurance needs, none of which is really negotiable. For most schools, those are the big ticket items. I imagine some schools out there spend money in silly ways, but most of them are just trying to navigate the same pressures as you and I are – even more so for secular schools that don't get subsidies from a religious organization.[/quote]

I would guess that’s also if donations drop they will adjust a bit and school will survive with a smaller budget. Harvard is doing the same thing.[/quote]

You understand how big Harvard's endowment is, right? It might be dwindling these days, given the assault on academic freedom by Trump and his followers of the American fascist party, but it's still HUGE. Also, a smaller budget means fewer teachers, fewer field trips, fewer everything.[/quote]

That's ok. If families have to live within their means why not schools?[/quote]

Your comment reflects that you have NO idea how independent schools work.[/quote]

Yes. I am sure you got a Ph.D. on how private schools work. And donations are mandatory, right?[/quote]

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