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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The cost of attending a top private school (tuition & fees & after school enrichmen plus child care) is almost $40K per year for pre-K.  If the average HHI income is $80K per year; how is it possible for an average family to afford such a privte school?[/quote]

Why would you think private schools are for the average family?[/quote]

NP here, and sadly, I agree.  Private schools have never been for the average family.  The travesty in our education system is not that middle class people can't afford private schools, it's that public schools are atrocious.  That doesn't mean I'm not going to try to find a way to afford a high-quality education for my child, but I do realize that what I'm entitled to and not getting is a decent public option.[/quote]

MANY, MANY public schools are not atrocious--let's not be alarmist here. Remember: if you look at the top universities, the majority of the students come from public schools. If you are unhappy with DCPS (which has many fine elementaries btw) and can't afford private, then stop complaining and[b] move to a district that you like and that you can afford to live in[/b].[/quote]
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Sorry, but I don't buy this.  Yes, there are some people who are underwater on their mortgages and this would apply to them.  But there are many more people who don't want to move because they don't like the options of what they can afford.  They may not be able to afford N. Arlington or Bethesda/Chevy Chase, but they could probably manage an apartment in Silver Spring, parts of Arlington or Fairfax County if good public schools were enough of a priority.  But many people would rather live close in in a crappy school district than in a far-out suburb.  That's fine, it's certainly a valid choice, but don't complain about not being able to afford private school.  [/quote]

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