NYC school system ito spend almost $15,000 year/student and it still might not be enough. Isn't that nuts?
966371
yes, it is crazy....what's worse to see where the money actually goes in some of these schools....some schools actually put the money back in and others pocket the money......Trust me....I went to several different public schools in NYC.....
813267
It is very expensive.You may not get a scholarship in your early stage.Just think of a good finances,you don't want to be disappointed.Some private school's scholarship absorbs part of your tuition but your part will be more than a public university's tuition for a year.No exaggeration.......it is damn expensive is private universities.
79379
It is true that majority of the expenditure that is being incurred today is a waste .....\n\nIt is not really economically productive expenditure....\n\nWhat one needs to learn and earn through the process of eductaion is not being learned or earned ....\n\nhttp://www.futureaccountant.com/\n\nhttp://www.schoolingkids.com/
390687
if we spent more money on education, kids would learn more and probably want to learn even more than before and become independent and smart and think for themselves. After that these kids grow up and all have rational opinions on politics and religion and have a great understanding for all things... thats trouble right there...
816242
We pay school fees at my public school, but they're voluntary fees and you only have to pay them if you can afford them. Most people always pay them because public schools are poor enough without loosing out on extra money. I personally believe that the government should pay more into public schools, and less into private. Our public education system is great, but it could be so much greater if the schools had more resources.\n\nAlso public education has to be free, for the simple fact that it is required by law for everyone to attend school until they are 15. If it was not free then not everyone would be able to attend.\n\nI'm not sure if this answers your question, but I tried! Hope it helps.
875996
Nope.\n\nYou may be able to get a tiny share with someone really far out in Queens for $500 plus utilities.\n\nThere is no way you could live in NYC on $6,000 for a year.  \n\nBack in the late 1970's when I was a student, I literally starved in NYC on $10,000 a year and that was almost 30 years ago.
403704
Ha ha... So I'm not the only guy that gets peeved about that!\n\nWell, I see it this way. Schools are outrageous in their costs to students... They want it to seem cheap until they get you in the door.\n\nAlso, many people will not get around to paying back all their student loans in this lifetime but the parking thing and books are instant revenue!\n\nWith gas and maintenance and potential towing and everything considered - you are better off taking a bus these days. I was suprised to find out that the bus gets me to school 10 minutes faster than driving my car and plus I don't have to worry about parking.
1116764
because you don't have the second largest expense as a student: rent. That's after tuition. \nI know it works, I did it that way!
586592
I have seriously heard that much of the money is, in fact, redirected to a mysterious "general operating fund." By the time the leftovers trickle down to the school district level...it is little or nothing..\n\nMichigan desperately needs to get rid of its hundreds of individual school districts and consolidate them into a number that can be managed for far less expense...\n\nAlso, we need to go Unicameral in Lansing..time to "cut the fat" and get rid of the bicameral system...\n\nThese clowns work part time..yet get huge salaries..perks..travel..and lifetime heathcare for serving even just one term.....Now that is a pretty sweet deal...\n\nAnd, oh yeah, let us get Granholm the heck out of Lansing this fall..\n\nThanks!
346177
Hear Hear.\n\nIt surprises me how ignorant people are. Here you are, saying that you want to choose to send your kid to a private school. Another poster decides that yes, you should be able to do that, but "it is wrong to take money out of the public school system." Hmmm....your tax dollars pay for the public schools, if you want to send your kid to private school, you're free to do so, but you still have to pay for other kids to go to public school? Does that make sense to you?\n\nI agree with you. Tax me less, and I'll make the decision with the LARGER disposable income I have, as to which school my kid goes to.
711197
well the school is 'forced' to a great degree\nthe learning is still up to the student\nIn the US there are very few lucrative opportunities for people who cannot read very well, or do math, or follow directions\nin a crude way 'stupid people are a burden to society'\neducation, one of the goals of school, is not the key to wealth but stupidity is certainly a straight shot to poverty
1065539
It varies widely by school system and locality. The main cost for a school system is teacher salary, and if the administration can get away with huge classes, they will.  I know someone who regularly has classes of 40, while where I live they range from 18-30, depending on what else is offered that class period.  Some classes (choir, band, orchestra) tend to be very large while others (advanced physics, calculus) tend to be much smaller.  The class size average that schools report is specious, because they divide the number of students by certified staff, which can often include counselors and the nurse (and possibily the administration)!  The librarian is definately included! So class size will always look smaller on any published report than it does when you look into classes.
996229
I would send the money to the schools.  An education is the base to life. The school system should expand on resources.  Students these days, espically in high school are sick of learning right out of the book.  If there are more physical resources, it makes the learning process so much more fun and that goes for all grade levels.  Without an education, kids will grow up and well put it this way, someone needs to take the place as mayor, shouldn't it be a child with a proper and expansive education?  Send that $1 million dollars to the school!
639047
Sadly, we are already losing it, if we haven't lost it completely.  The present American political leadership is not willing to spend any serious money on education, preferring to squander it on prisons, wars, and the futile pursuit of the War On (some) Drugs.  Local governments without rich tax bases cannot make up the shortfalls, even if they don't have spending caps imposed by ignorant legislators.
324360
if you are going to teach and you are worried about money, perhaps you chose the wrong profession. You'll never make a lot. I don't know about kipp, but NJ is paying out 33-38K this year.
535737
Go to school and get a license to reproduce and multiply. No, seriously, I am 29 years old and have 2 kids and it is still hard at my age. I am the oldest of 4 kids and the oldest of 29 cousins. I grew up with kids everywhere and I still feel in above my head at times. Kids are having kids because they are seeing sex as a substitute for love when what they need is love, education and support from their parents or guardians. I think all schools should have a required set of courses on parenting and budgeting. I know there are some that do and I am not saying that it will solve all the world's problems, but this Home Econ. crap I took in school 12 years ago doesn't cut it. They need to realize that things are happening a lot younger now and the education needs to be started earlier and needs to be stepped up a few notches. We are required to have so many credits in English and Math and all that, but what about real life skills??? The schools that exist to help pregnant teen mothers are great, but what about the fathers (if they are involved)? They send these soon to be mothers off to another place and the guys continue ina  regular educational environment. It takes two, so everybody needs to be educated. It's sad to watch a parent slap their kid around or yell at them or ignore them. Kids are so smart and they will go thru life thinking that the way their parents act is the way they should act. It will just keep going until everybody in the world is cruel and hateful. Kids are an amazing joy and blessing and they do not deserve to be brought into a world where they can't be cared for properly. I have to stop, or else I can go on for hours.
200631
No, I don't agree that you should have to pay for your child to ride the school bus to public school. First of all, our taxes go to help pay for that, the schools also receive federal/state funding. Seems like they keep taking more out of our paychecks, what are they doing with it?  Not everyone could afford or even squeeze bus fare into their budget. It is every child's right to have a free public education, and the transportation dept is supposed to be sure every child has a way to school. I can see charging a little for field trips or maybe the extracurricular activity buses, but to a from school absolutely not.