I have major problems with handouts to irresponsible people and people who are making over 250,000 per year no matter what excuse is given. Why? I have and will always stay at home with my disabled son. He is 28. Anyone think I've been paid to do that? Nope. And, that's okay because I'd do it either way, but it hardly seems "fair." Here's another, my husband and I, on 1 single income raised both our boys at home. We scripted and saved and did without for YEARS and we paid for our youngest son's first Bachelor's in what wasn't covered by scholarships (it was around 60,000) and we paid it off the year he graduated in 2020. Why? Because we wanted him to have a better start than we were given. All those years of overtime and sacrifice were worth it and I'd do it again. However, there's nothing fair involved.
Education has managed to become synonymous with success, and those without considerable higher education are shamed in our society. It is embarrassing to work in a factory or in a trade. I recently moved to a new city and was thrilled to find a very smart plumber who can solve the complex problems of renovating an older home, but these folks are few and far between. Meanwhile we keep the doors closed to construction workers from other countries while not producing new workers or respecting those who choose those careers. Same with factory work: we need smart people (not necessarily educated, but SMART) to run the machines that make the goods we need right here in the US. It is all about branding and messaging! The Democratic Party's emphasis on higher education and punditry has alienated those who work at something other than a computer. It's a tragedy.
"A family with two or three children is looking at hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer subsidies over the course of their kids’ K-12 experience."
But then the taxpayer isn't on the hook for the pubic school subsidy, right?
The states that spent the most per pupil in FY 2021 were New York ($26,571); the District of Columbia ($24,535), which comprises a single urban district; Vermont ($23,586); Connecticut ($22,769); and New Jersey ($22,160).
Hi Marcia. Well, yes and no. In almost every state, the overwhelming majority of funding for affluent suburban districts comes from local property taxes. Meaning from rich parents and their rich neighbors. Very little comes from the state, so taxpayers as a whole. That would be a good rule for private school choice programs too--the state could provide a small amount, via a sliding scale, but not the whole enchilada.
I have major problems with handouts to irresponsible people and people who are making over 250,000 per year no matter what excuse is given. Why? I have and will always stay at home with my disabled son. He is 28. Anyone think I've been paid to do that? Nope. And, that's okay because I'd do it either way, but it hardly seems "fair." Here's another, my husband and I, on 1 single income raised both our boys at home. We scripted and saved and did without for YEARS and we paid for our youngest son's first Bachelor's in what wasn't covered by scholarships (it was around 60,000) and we paid it off the year he graduated in 2020. Why? Because we wanted him to have a better start than we were given. All those years of overtime and sacrifice were worth it and I'd do it again. However, there's nothing fair involved.
Education has managed to become synonymous with success, and those without considerable higher education are shamed in our society. It is embarrassing to work in a factory or in a trade. I recently moved to a new city and was thrilled to find a very smart plumber who can solve the complex problems of renovating an older home, but these folks are few and far between. Meanwhile we keep the doors closed to construction workers from other countries while not producing new workers or respecting those who choose those careers. Same with factory work: we need smart people (not necessarily educated, but SMART) to run the machines that make the goods we need right here in the US. It is all about branding and messaging! The Democratic Party's emphasis on higher education and punditry has alienated those who work at something other than a computer. It's a tragedy.
"A family with two or three children is looking at hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer subsidies over the course of their kids’ K-12 experience."
But then the taxpayer isn't on the hook for the pubic school subsidy, right?
The states that spent the most per pupil in FY 2021 were New York ($26,571); the District of Columbia ($24,535), which comprises a single urban district; Vermont ($23,586); Connecticut ($22,769); and New Jersey ($22,160).
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/public-school-spending.html#:~:text=The%20states%20that%20spent%20the,and%20New%20Jersey%20(%2422%2C160).
Hi Marcia. Well, yes and no. In almost every state, the overwhelming majority of funding for affluent suburban districts comes from local property taxes. Meaning from rich parents and their rich neighbors. Very little comes from the state, so taxpayers as a whole. That would be a good rule for private school choice programs too--the state could provide a small amount, via a sliding scale, but not the whole enchilada.
What I can't figure out: why are public schools so afraid that, if given a choice, parents won't choose them?