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Iowa school voucher scam update: Private schools raising tuition up to 40%. Special ed services to public schools will have a 30 million dollar cut

Who would that be bean? I support. I now can send my kids to school in the town I actually live in
When there are cuts in services to special needs children in the public schools the screaming will begin in earnest. Every district has them, almost everyone knows one. It is obvious to me that this Reyonlds gambit is just her way of sticking the beak of the private schools into the public trough that is the Sate of Iowa Treasury. Reynolds and her minions see the taxpayers money as not to be used for the greater good, but for the good of the greater.
 
When there are cuts in services to special needs children in the public schools the screaming will begin in earnest. Every district has them, almost everyone knows one. It is obvious to me that this Reyonlds gambit is just her way of sticking the beak of the private schools into the public trough that is the Sate of Iowa Treasury. Reynolds and her minions see the taxpayers money as not to be used for the greater good, but for the good of the greater.
100% correct
 
When there are cuts in services to special needs children in the public schools the screaming will begin in earnest. Every district has them, almost everyone knows one. It is obvious to me that this Reyonlds gambit is just her way of sticking the beak of the private schools into the public trough that is the Sate of Iowa Treasury. Reynolds and her minions see the taxpayers money as not to be used for the greater good, but for the good of the greater.
Love your final sentence. Spot on.
 
There is a poster on here who was in a high level position in Indiana I believe, but cannot recall his name. He oversaw the voucher program play out there. Anyone remember it? I believe he essentially predicted this would occur as he has seen it all play out. It will be interesting to see his take on this thread.
That's me. I hate being right. Nothing surprising so far.

Corey DeAngelis the DeVos puppet has been busy there are at least 10 Red dumpster fire states that fell for this in 2023 alone.
Indiana was the OG. We've been effing around and finding out regarding vouchers for a decade.
 
There is a poster on here who was in a high level position in Indiana I believe, but cannot recall his name. He oversaw the voucher program play out there. Anyone remember it? I believe he essentially predicted this would occur as he has seen it all play out. It will be interesting to see his take on this thread.
Stout. Something….
 
There were zero private school numbers.

We know how much tuition is....so how much money it is costing per student.

Yes I am sure there is extra money pumped in by donors. There is also the same for public schools.
 
Probably has a bias....but assuming their methodology is solid, numbers do not lie.

Not hard to look up a budget and dived it by the number of students.
It's not an apples to apples comparison. Private schools don't educate the most expensive students. They don't have to budget for special needs, ESL's or any other type of student they don't want to educate. Your point is moot.
 
Probably has a bias....but assuming their methodology is solid, numbers do not lie.

Not hard to look up a budget and dived it by the number of students.

Sweet.

Your link has all the public schools.

Could you tell me Regina or Dowling's operating budget for this year? I'd like to do this comparison.

Edit to add: And based on your comment above, please tell me you don't think number of students x tuition per student = an operating budget.

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Trinity Lutheran School, Davenport, Iowa has 380 students
from PK, K-8. The student teacher ratio is 21:1 with 16 full
time teachers and 4 part time. Student diversity is evident
with 81% white students and 19% are Multi-Racial, Hispanic,
and African American.

Tuition is $5,000 per year for children who are members of
Trinity Lutheran Church and $6,700 for non-member children.
Those figures have been steady in the recent past and will be
for the near future. This school has been blessed with donors
who provide financial aid for non-member children.

Bottom Line: This small parochial school has a history of excellent
education and has been successful without state aid. They are
not about to scam anyone with drastic tuition increases.
Ummmm....

Trinity Lutheran Faces Second Lawsuit over 1980s Sexual Abuse
 
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Cuz them kids can work the meat-packing-plants to make up the gaps!!!

#Bootstraps
Don't forget the local McDonalds!

10-year-olds found working at McDonald’s in Kentucky: Labor Department​


The Labor Department found two 10-year-olds among more than 300 minors working at numerous McDonald’s locations in four states.

The department said in a Tuesday release that its Wage and Hour Division found the two 10-year-olds working at a location in Louisville, Ky. The division found that three franchisees — Bauer Food LLC, Archways Richwood LLC and Bell Restaurant Group I LLC — employed 305 children to work more hours than legally permitted and perform tasks that federal law prohibits.

https://thehill.com/business/398581...ng-at-mcdonalds-in-kentucky-labor-department/
 
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That's me. I hate being right. Nothing surprising so far.


Indiana was the OG. We've been effing around and finding out regarding vouchers for a decade.
The fact that this has played out time after time with no exception and yet we allow it to continue over and over again in state after state really speaks to the stupidity of the electorate and their loyalty to party only while they get fleeced and hoodwinked. And now we have allowed it here in Iowa, what rubes we are.

Common sense takes a backseat again.
 
Because a well educated populace is a tremendous benefit to our entire society.

SMFH

I can agree with that,.. and would recommend that everyone pursue all the education they want, and pay for all the education they consume.
 
Here just found one school district for you.


So 12,000 for that school district.


Where the hell is Benton?
And we've explained it to u why their per pupil spending is so much higher. It's cherry picking data to make your argument sound simple and correct.
 
I assume the $7,600 voucher is locked into that three year plan originally announced.

Just wait until that three years is up and a new amount is determined.

That new administrator hired to oversee the voucher program, that looks like a child sex predator, will have the voucher at $10,000-$12,000 for the next period.
 
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I assume the $7,600 voucher is locked into that three year plan originally announced.

Just wait until that three years is up and a new amount is determined.

That new administrator hired to oversee the voucher program, that looks like a child sex predator, will have the voucher at $10,000-$12,000 for the next period.
And it will be available to those who home school as well.
 
Sweet.

Your link has all the public schools.

Could you tell me Regina or Dowling's operating budget for this year? I'd like to do this comparison.

Edit to add: And based on your comment above, please tell me you don't think number of students x tuition per student = an operating budget.

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2020-21

Dowling would have been $12,676

Imagine if the entire state could achieve what Dowling does for that cost.

 
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The entire state can't because that would include students with learning and physical disabilities, non-Christians, every financially poor student and several others that Dowling would not be accepted.

It costs Dowling over $12K (by your numbers) to educate a highly cherry picked student population and you expect public schools to be able to the same with the rest? GTFO. You really are demonstrating a tremendous amount of ignorance on this subject.
 
The entire state can't because that would include students with learning and physical disabilities, non-Christians, every financially poor student and several others that Dowling would not be accepted.

It costs Dowling over $12K (by your numbers) to educate a highly cherry picked student population and you expect public schools to be able to the same with the rest? GTFO. You really are demonstrating a tremendous amount of ignorance on this subject.
Looks like intentional ignorance.
 
The entire state can't because that would include students with learning and physical disabilities, non-Christians, every financially poor student and several others that Dowling would not be accepted.

It costs Dowling over $12K (by your numbers) to educate a highly cherry picked student population and you expect public schools to be able to the same with the rest? GTFO. You really are demonstrating a tremendous amount of ignorance on this subject.

Well on the non-Christian part...Dowlings numbers reported in thar report say 7% non Catholic. So obviously they do accept students that do not share the same faith. Granted I do not see many people that are not into the faith wanting to send their kids there. Funny thing is the faith part is going to cost some extra money.

And it is not my number, the 12k, come straight from their budget overview.

A student being from a poor family or not is not relevant...the state and local community is paying their way to public school.

Just saying 12k goes much farther, with much better results, than what is paid for publicly.

I have been running these types of numbers going on 30 years. When I first got involved in political campaigns it was in education and the politics of it. The typical private school budget has always been less than the public schools. Yes there are some crazy high end private schools that even wealthy people cannot afford...but those are not the norm.
 
Well on the non-Christian part...Dowlings numbers reported in thar report say 7% non Catholic. So obviously they do accept students that do not share the same faith. Granted I do not see many people that are not into the faith wanting to send their kids there. Funny thing is the faith part is going to cost some extra money.

And it is not my number, the 12k, come straight from their budget overview.

A student being from a poor family or not is not relevant...the state and local community is paying their way to public school.

Just saying 12k goes much farther, with much better results, than what is paid for publicly.

I have been running these types of numbers going on 30 years. When I first got involved in political campaigns it was in education and the politics of it. The typical private school budget has always been less than the public schools. Yes there are some crazy high end private schools that even wealthy people cannot afford...but those are not the norm.
Let’s switch the student population. Will the results stay the same?
 
Well on the non-Christian part...Dowlings numbers reported in thar report say 7% non Catholic. So obviously they do accept students that do not share the same faith. Granted I do not see many people that are not into the faith wanting to send their kids there. Funny thing is the faith part is going to cost some extra money.

And it is not my number, the 12k, come straight from their budget overview.

A student being from a poor family or not is not relevant...the state and local community is paying their way to public school.

Just saying 12k goes much farther, with much better results, than what is paid for publicly.

I have been running these types of numbers going on 30 years. When I first got involved in political campaigns it was in education and the politics of it. The typical private school budget has always been less than the public schools. Yes there are some crazy high end private schools that even wealthy people cannot afford...but those are not the norm.
The typical private school budget will always be less than the typical public school budget. And it's not due to some magical privatization vs public economic magic.
Wouldn't a hospital that only takes patients between the ages of 21 to 35. Always have a lower per patient cost of a normal hospital. The economic efficiency is all about the population's they serve
 
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