tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post1158277202786372402..comments2024-03-26T04:19:38.862-07:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: private school testing & enrollmentCatherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-60943610117197936652008-01-09T17:27:00.000-08:002008-01-09T17:27:00.000-08:00I'm sure that's true (decline in number of priests...I'm sure that's true (decline in number of priests and nuns). <BR/><BR/>I'm about to start sending money to Catholic schools just to keep them going.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-25880900182748745242008-01-07T12:27:00.000-08:002008-01-07T12:27:00.000-08:00I believe a large portion of the decline since 196...I believe a large portion of the decline since 1960 of enrollment in private schools particularly Catholic Schools can be attributed to a decline in both priests and nuns. As the number of Clergy available to teach has declined the number of schools implementing and increasing tuition has increased. (If the church is paying the clergy's salary then your overhead is low if you have to pay your teacher's market rates then your overhead is high.) This is simple economics as the price increases demand decreases. When I was a student in the 70's the price for my catholic school went from free to $300. My daughter's tuition at the same school in kindergarten is $3800 which is subsidized by the church and supplemented by an endowment. The real cost to educate a child at the school is closer to $6,000.00 I know this because I am on the finance committee. Tuition will go up next year I can guarantee it mostly due to inflation. The standardized test taken by the students is the Terra Nova.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757884829606338466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-21010941297277989242008-01-07T10:33:00.000-08:002008-01-07T10:33:00.000-08:00All these studies compare apples and oranges. To ...All these studies compare apples and oranges. To illustrate what I mean, I <A HREF="http://kitchentablemath.blogspot.com/2008/01/possibly-more-than-you-want-to-know.html" REL="nofollow">wrote this blog post.</A>Liz Ditzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455722013211350247noreply@blogger.com