by admin
August 22, 2011
I read an article this past weekend, that discussed the enrollment numbers in private schools are down. The report says that the pre-K through 12th grade enrollment dropped 12.7% between 2001/2 and 2009/10. Pretty significant drop in enrollment. Looking at the numbers that is about 800,000 student drop in enrollment during that timeframe. Why? There is much speculation to why.. Overall cost of private school tuition has been increasing year over year. Of course the sputtering economy could be to blame. I hate to put the numbers in – but looking at the tuition increase of about 74% – is scary. The […]
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by admin
July 26, 2011
Private vs. Public school – which one do you think is better? Which one do you prefer? Which one did you attend? Now, think of the reasons that you prefer one over the other… The debate over the years centered on class sizes, faculty, budgets and administration. Private schools, like their public counterparts, come in a variety of sizes, strengths, weaknesses and overall experience. For those that are old enough, do you remember the show “Point, Counterpoint”? When I was working full-time at a Fortune 50 company, we used to have some very lively discussions on this very topic. The […]
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