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House Bill 745 - State Grants for private school tuition, what are your local thoughts?
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:41 am
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:41 am
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Passed the House. Not so much for the political aspect, but what do you think about the state giving grants to cover private school tuition. And according to the bill, income restrictions will be lifted by year 3. In Rapides, it’s a non factor for high school. ASH/Pineville/Tioga are pretty safe and solid schools. I’m sure in other areas like Baton Rouge/Shreveport/New Orleans it will be a bigger issue.
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This fine young writer for the Shreveport times says it’s essentially racist and hateful. The responses on Facebook have been essentially, the state shouldn’t cover private schools with tax money. But those same people paying private school tuition are paying property taxes for schools they don’t utilize. Some of their money should follow them.
Aside from your OT Baller status, would any of you use this option if it were to pass?
Passed the House. Not so much for the political aspect, but what do you think about the state giving grants to cover private school tuition. And according to the bill, income restrictions will be lifted by year 3. In Rapides, it’s a non factor for high school. ASH/Pineville/Tioga are pretty safe and solid schools. I’m sure in other areas like Baton Rouge/Shreveport/New Orleans it will be a bigger issue.
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This fine young writer for the Shreveport times says it’s essentially racist and hateful. The responses on Facebook have been essentially, the state shouldn’t cover private schools with tax money. But those same people paying private school tuition are paying property taxes for schools they don’t utilize. Some of their money should follow them.
Aside from your OT Baller status, would any of you use this option if it were to pass?
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Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:48 am to HangmanPage1
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Passed the House. Not so much for the political aspect, but what do you think about the state giving grants to cover private school tuition.
I hate it. It will only drive tuition up in the private schools and the same kids will be attending. Why don’t we fix the problem we have with public schools using this money? Reduce the number of administration positions, empower the teachers to discipline students in the class, kick kids out if they are disciplinary problems, and hold parents accountable for students being shite heads.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:48 am to HangmanPage1
I think a family that wants to send their child to a private school in order to gain a better education should be given assistance in some form.
Don't we already give lower income families a voucher to send their kids to private school when they are already at a failing school? Why should it be any different for the average family?
Don't we already give lower income families a voucher to send their kids to private school when they are already at a failing school? Why should it be any different for the average family?
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:50 am to HangmanPage1
My thoughts are that I’m about make my last monthly private school tuition payment in May after putting two through private schools. Wish something like this could have happened 15 years ago
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:53 am to Oilfieldbiology
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Why don’t we fix the problem we have with public schools using this money? Reduce the number of administration positions, empower the teachers to discipline students in the class, kick kids out if they are disciplinary problems, and hold parents accountable for students being shite heads.
You cant fix the kids/parents. Some schools are just lost
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:53 am to HangmanPage1
If only we had a thread on this last week.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:55 am to Oilfieldbiology
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Why don’t we fix the problem we have with public schools using this money?
Because throwing money in a dumpster fire just burns the money
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:55 am to Cosmo
My thoughts are this…..my dad worked 2 jobs to put his kids through private school. Why should anyone be given a handout to attend private school? I think its bullshite.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:58 am to HangmanPage1
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state giving grants to cover private school tuition.
Then "The Element" you send your kids to private school to avoid will be at the private school, it will soon become the same as public.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:58 am to Lutcher Lad
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I think a family that wants to send their child to a private school in order to gain a better education should be given assistance in some form.
Don't we already give lower income families a voucher to send their kids to private school when they are already at a failing school? Why should it be any different for the average family?
I think if they want to help out people who send their kids to private over public, then they should just give the parents who do that a tax credit for a portion of tuition costs every year. Wouldn't this be a much easier solution? That's how it works with graduate school, I believe it was something like a tax credit for 25% of tuition costs on the year, up to 10k.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:58 am to HangmanPage1
Not an LA resident but if I were I’d have voted no for this. Sounds good in theory, but in practice the private schools will just raise there prices to match and you’ll see no change.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:59 am to Lutcher Lad
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I think a family that wants to send their child to a private school in order to gain a better education should be given assistance in some form.
Government getting involved with tuition assistance has always turned out for the best and never led to any negative consequence.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:59 am to The Torch
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Then "The Element" you send your kids to private school to avoid will be at the private school, it will soon become the same as public.
Why would the private school change their admissions standards? They won't, and if they are forced to because they want to use this new program, then they will opt out.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 8:59 am to HangmanPage1
Here we go, now the private schools are going to be partially filled with the element that drug down public schools. How bout we fix the public schools
Posted on 4/15/24 at 9:02 am to tigerbait3488
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Why should anyone be given a handout to attend private school?
Its not a handout
A huge chunk of your taxes pay for schools
You shouldnt have to throw your money away because the public schools in your area are shite
This post was edited on 4/15/24 at 9:48 am
Posted on 4/15/24 at 9:02 am to Epic Cajun
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Because throwing money in a dumpster fire just burns the money
I’m not saying dedicate more money to public schools, I’m saying take a good look at what we are spending it on, evaluate it, and make the best use of it.
We don’t need 17 assistant principals looking over whether the teacher puts the date in the board or not or that the model calendar color coordinates with the zoosh rubric and the spawdle testing schedule.
Let the money go to actual education and actual instructional aspects that truly benefits the kids. The only people that will benefit from this will be the private schools that will see their tuition go from $12,000/year to $12,000+ what ever this stipend is at the same student load.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 9:02 am to Boston911
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now the private schools are going to be partially filled with the element that drug down public schools
No because private schools can expel shitheads much more easily
This post was edited on 4/15/24 at 9:03 am
Posted on 4/15/24 at 9:04 am to tigerbait3488
“my dad worked 2 jobs to put his kids through private school.”
My dad did the same to put three kids through college before state college welfare….. TOPS say good morning
My dad did the same to put three kids through college before state college welfare….. TOPS say good morning
Posted on 4/15/24 at 9:04 am to Cosmo
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handout
Not a handout, but a handback
Posted on 4/15/24 at 9:05 am to HangmanPage1
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Not so much for the political aspect, but what do you think about the state giving grants to cover private school tuition.
If there's one thing I've learned, it's that direct government subsidies to private industry always works out best for taxpayers and consumers and never turns into a money pit rife with corruption and profiteering.
I mean - look at defense contractors, for example.
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