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> Grrr... school tuition
MommyToAshley
Posted: Mar 17 2010, 06:54 AM
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Ashley's school is raising their school tuition again this year. They have raised it every year that we have been there. So, frustrating. I still think it is worth it... It's a good school, and is one of only eight schools in all of Ohio that has received the National School of Excellence award. Ashley LOVES her school and is thriving there. But, I just feel like they reel you in the first year, you get so invested in the school, and then you feel like you need to stay. I can't imagine her going to school any place else, but enough with the tuition hikes!!!!

Sorry, just needed to vent. I feel better, well until it is time to write that check.


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Posted: Mar 17 2010, 06:58 AM
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((HUGS)) We go to public school, but they ask for referendums all the time. rolleyes.gif I can't even imagine how we'd pay for private. We'd have to give up too much. My SIL just went through the private school hike issue and ended up having to take her daughter out of private (Montessori, guess that's private) and put her in the public system. Mainly due to hike AND her Dh lost his job. She was very much surprised that she actually likes the public school system better so far.


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Posted: Mar 17 2010, 07:07 AM
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QUOTE (coasterqueen @ Mar 17 2010, 10:58 AM)
((HUGS))   We go to public school, but they ask for referendums all the time.   rolleyes.gif    I can't even imagine how we'd pay for private.  We'd have to give up too much.   My SIL just went through the private school hike issue and ended up having to take her daughter out of private (Montessori, guess that's private) and put her in the public system.  Mainly due to hike AND her Dh lost his job.   She was very much surprised that she actually likes the public school system better so far.

I have nothing against public school, it's just that the public schools in our area are awful. (They are rebuilding the school buildings, but that doesn't fix the problems wiht the schools, just the buildings) In fact, I have compared the work from the public and private school in our area, and there really is no comparison. And, I like the Christian atmosphere of her school. There's going to be problem kids no matter where you go, and there are rotten kids in private school just like public school. But at least at her school there isn't an issue if they mention religion, say the pledge, or reinforce the importance of manners and respect. To me, that is the biggest difference and one of the reasons I would never want to leave her school.

It's tough and we do make sacrifices to have her go there. We don't live in the biggest house or have new cars every year. We don't go on a lot of vacations either, but it's worth it.


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Posted: Mar 17 2010, 07:17 AM
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QUOTE (MommyToAshley @ Mar 17 2010, 10:07 AM)
QUOTE (coasterqueen @ Mar 17 2010, 10:58 AM)
((HUGS))   We go to public school, but they ask for referendums all the time.   rolleyes.gif    I can't even imagine how we'd pay for private.  We'd have to give up too much.   My SIL just went through the private school hike issue and ended up having to take her daughter out of private (Montessori, guess that's private) and put her in the public system.  Mainly due to hike AND her Dh lost his job.   She was very much surprised that she actually likes the public school system better so far.

I have nothing against public school, it's just that the public schools in our area are awful. In fact, I have compared the work from the public and private school in our area, and there really is no comparison. And, I like the Christian atmosphere of her school. There's going to be problem kids no matter where you go, and there are rotten kids in private school just like public school. But at least at her school there isn't an issue if they mention religion, say the pledge, or reinforce the importance of manners and respect. To me, that is the biggest difference and one of the reasons I would never want to leave her school.

It's tough and we do make sacrifices to have her go there. We don't live in the biggest house or have new cars every year. We don't go on a lot of vacations either, but it's worth it.

Yeah, I know what you mean. For us, we made sure we planted ourselves in a district where we knew it was good - we grew up in this district. If we had lived in an area where the schools were not so good, like in the city here in our town then we'd move. I told Ryan that a long time ago, that if we didn't choose where we live now, if we would have picked the city we would have moved by the time the girls were school age. We live outside the city limits and NOW the city is talking about redistricting and this may possibly mean that our area where we live will be annexed into the city and not in the country school district we are in. Since we've been in this district a little while now, I told Ryan we will pay out of district tuition no matter what the cost is. He thinks differently as says we won't. Ahem, we'll see. tongue.gif ETA: Although I fear we won't be able to afford the out-of-state tuition and we may have to move from our family land (and sell it sad.gif ) to an apartment or something in our district so we won't have to pay those prices. Sucks! dry.gif

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Posted: Mar 17 2010, 11:19 AM
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QUOTE (coasterqueen @ Mar 17 2010, 11:17 AM)
QUOTE (MommyToAshley @ Mar 17 2010, 10:07 AM)
QUOTE (coasterqueen @ Mar 17 2010, 10:58 AM)
((HUGS))   We go to public school, but they ask for referendums all the time.   rolleyes.gif    I can't even imagine how we'd pay for private.  We'd have to give up too much.   My SIL just went through the private school hike issue and ended up having to take her daughter out of private (Montessori, guess that's private) and put her in the public system.  Mainly due to hike AND her Dh lost his job.   She was very much surprised that she actually likes the public school system better so far.

I have nothing against public school, it's just that the public schools in our area are awful. In fact, I have compared the work from the public and private school in our area, and there really is no comparison. And, I like the Christian atmosphere of her school. There's going to be problem kids no matter where you go, and there are rotten kids in private school just like public school. But at least at her school there isn't an issue if they mention religion, say the pledge, or reinforce the importance of manners and respect. To me, that is the biggest difference and one of the reasons I would never want to leave her school.

It's tough and we do make sacrifices to have her go there. We don't live in the biggest house or have new cars every year. We don't go on a lot of vacations either, but it's worth it.

Yeah, I know what you mean. For us, we made sure we planted ourselves in a district where we knew it was good - we grew up in this district. If we had lived in an area where the schools were not so good, like in the city here in our town then we'd move. I told Ryan that a long time ago, that if we didn't choose where we live now, if we would have picked the city we would have moved by the time the girls were school age. We live outside the city limits and NOW the city is talking about redistricting and this may possibly mean that our area where we live will be annexed into the city and not in the country school district we are in. Since we've been in this district a little while now, I told Ryan we will pay out of district tuition no matter what the cost is. He thinks differently as says we won't. Ahem, we'll see. tongue.gif ETA: Although I fear we won't be able to afford the out-of-state tuition and we may have to move from our family land (and sell it sad.gif ) to an apartment or something in our district so we won't have to pay those prices. Sucks! dry.gif

We live in an suburb kind of like that. We live in one city but we are another city's school district. We pay taxes to the city we live in and then they pay the school a certain percentage of the taxes collected for our neighborhood. Since we are in city limits but not city schools, we have a lot of fire, police and other personnel that are required to live in the city that live in our neighborhood so that they can still live in the "city" but live in a nicer neighborhood and not have city schools. I personally don't think our local schools are much better than the city schools though. We are getting all new school buildings, but the schools themselves are not ranked very high. In fact, one or two of the elementaries were on academic watch, but most people don't even know that.


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Posted: Mar 17 2010, 04:33 PM
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The district in which we live is ok, could be better, could be worse. Schools in NY have pretty rigorous standards, but our district is stretched pretty thin, economically speaking. 15 teachers will be laid off at year's end because of budget issues.
Though it's hard to write that check, if you're satisfied with the school, Dee Dee, it's money well spent. It sounds like she's flourishing--imagine how much harder it would be if you had complaints.


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Posted: Sep 2 2010, 07:19 AM
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Hi, I think all schools now are planning to increase tuition fee so you're not alone in this. wink.gif Though, private schools are really like that because they get their funds mainly from tuition fees and other miscellaneous fees unlike public schools that receives government assistance and other charities. But if your daughter is getting great education then it's worth the money. Just remember the education is the best gift you can give your child. happy.gif
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Posted: Sep 2 2010, 07:57 AM
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sorry to hear, but i bet it is worth every dime.
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