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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would you take your child out of MCPS if there was a private school voucher program so Montgomery County residents had school choice?[/quote]

Sure, if you want to ruin any chance of an average family getting their kids a great education. [/quote]
yeah, giving families MORE choice really ruins that :roll: [/quote]

Again, please provide a list of secular private schools that will accept the voucher for the entire tuition. 
Maybe add to that the number of available openings. 
Are you really suggesting that if ALL families want private school choices, the options are there?  
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why would there be a list for something that does not yet exist?
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How about this just give us a list of secular schools that have a tuition that is less than or equal to $16,000. Most private schools in the area are super expensive if they're not being subsidized by the Catholic church[/quote]

This.  And even the Catholic Church subsidized ones are in the 20-25k range.  Also there is additional cost for lunch and transportation.  Also tuition rises each year by about 3%(this year some rose 5-7%.  While some privates address a range of special needs, many do not address much beyond mild ADHD and possibly dyslexia.

It be real interesting to watch even more families wade through the application and interview process for this small number of seats.[/quote]

What will also be interesting will be what happens with the kids who have IEPs.  Kids are guaranteed an appropriate public education that meets their needs.  Only a few kids will be able to get spots at places like the Lab school.  Do private schools have any legal requirement at all to fulfill IDEA services?  I’m guessing that they don’t.  So parents of special needs kids, including many who were mainstreamed with special services like speech and language or academic support or behavioral support, will all be fighting over a small number of slots, since many private schools will not have the resources— and may not want to have the resources — to accommodate all of these kids. [/quote]

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