I think a lot of public school parents have not really looked at the new tuitions. They say, well it is 20K. Hello! That was 20 years ago! Todays privates are 30-35 in this are. Yikes!

I know this article and information about a bill that is being proposed in Wisconsin to get tax dollars to private schools is going to flame this group, but it definitely highlights what is going on across the country with private school tuition and enrollment problems.

Our DC school had had several families transfer out for several reasons the last couple of years. My impression is that both of our kids classes are within the margin of acceptable enrollment capacity. However, their classes are smaller now than when they were in K.

Here is a quick summary pulled from the article:

It’s simple really; in a free market, consumers speak with their feet, and their money. So when tea party State Sen. Glenn Grothman offers up lousy numbers for private and voucher schools, you've gotta ask why we should care, and why we would want to throw more money at them.

“Private school attendance has fallen from 147,000 in year 2000 to 123,784 last year," Grothman said in a statement on his website. "Also, 23,200 of these students are choice students. If we do not act quickly the situation will continue to get worse for private schools."

Like that's our problem? And besides, "parents know what’s best," right? They’re not choosing private and voucher schools, for a reason. But Grothman wants to “act quickly” anyway, by offering revenue draining tax credits.

Mt. Pleasant Patch: Grothman's and Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neenah reasoning is that public schools get up to $15,000 per child in taxpayer support but parents who choose private schools don't get any public assistance. Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos, R-Burlington, told the Associated Press that he's open to the idea of such a tax credit.

Link:

http://democurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2013/04/private-schools-failing-they-see-huge.html

LOL. you waaay over thinking it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a good thing your children are not at private school, so none of this applies to you.

Not the OP. PP, RELEASE.

But, is it a good thing that the middle class and upper middle class can't afford the ambiquity of future costs of Independent Schools? Is it a good thing private schools are squeezing out the middle class? It shouldn't matter if a person is a current private school parent, a prospective or a former private school parent.

It is a conflict of interest when posters are paid through Independent Schools, NAIS or are senior admin receiving bonuses when enrollment is up.

Schools and parents have gotten some excellent insight here and progress has been made. Progress applies to us all.

What are you trying to say? Are you saying that a "poster" on this thread is an Independent school Administrator ? Who are are you and how do you gather this info. I don't see anyone in this whole thread self -identifying as an Administrator at a private school.

The original poster basically gives a "fraud and waste" explanation for high tuitions throughout the thread. When pressed for backup for specific assertions (the latest example would be her much repeated claim that senior admin at local schools are routinely given six-figure bonuses) she tends to go on the attack. I guess arguing that posters asking for sourcing on the bonuses claim are in fact fat cat admins receiving said bonuses is the latest mode of deflecting attack.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a good thing your children are not at private school, so none of this applies to you.

Not the OP. PP, RELEASE.

But, is it a good thing that the middle class and upper middle class can't afford the ambiquity of future costs of Independent Schools? Is it a good thing private schools are squeezing out the middle class? It shouldn't matter if a person is a current private school parent, a prospective or a former private school parent.

It is a conflict of interest when posters are paid through Independent Schools, NAIS or are senior admin receiving bonuses when enrollment is up.

Schools and parents have gotten some excellent insight here and progress has been made. Progress applies to us all.

What are you trying to say? Are you saying that a "poster" on this thread is an Independent school Administrator ? Who are are you and how do you gather this info. I don't see anyone in this whole thread self -identifying as an Administrator at a private school.

Anonymous wrote:This link is from 2008. OP had a fear of committing to the costs of private schools. The tuitions and numbers used throughout the post can provide a glimpse into the future.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/14553.page

pp here. scratch that recommendation. The first page is the most relevant. The rest is irrelevant. I read another thread but, people can search "Tuition Increases" to research them 2009 on if they don't want to go to Guidestar.

This link is from 2008. OP had a fear of committing to the costs of private schools. The tuitions and numbers used throughout the post can provide a glimpse into the future.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/14553.page

Anonymous wrote:It's a good thing your children are not at private school, so none of this applies to you.

Not the OP. PP, RELEASE.

But, is it a good thing that the middle class and upper middle class can't afford the ambiquity of future costs of Independent Schools? Is it a good thing private schools are squeezing out the middle class? It shouldn't matter if a person is a current private school parent, a prospective or a former private school parent.

It is a conflict of interest when posters are paid through Independent Schools, NAIS or are senior admin receiving bonuses when enrollment is up.

Schools and parents have gotten some excellent insight here and progress has been made. Progress applies to us all.