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In Any Market, the Down Portion of the Cycle Offers Buying Opportunities: Private Schools Are No Different- Carpe Diem
In a piece for SmartMoney (The Private School Pinch), Neil Parmer makes the case for the current private school admission cycle as a buyers opportunity. He doesn’t sugar coat the costs but he makes the case for- and provides ideas and examples- of the negotiating and buying opportunities available to parents.
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It’s Tough. But, when we acknowledge the problem, we can work with it.
From hearsay to media reporting, the subject has found the light. The economic slowdown has, and will, affect private schools and their families. In an earlier post, we noted Trinity Pawling School Headmaster, Arch Smith’s open, honest letter on the matter; his was the first public discussion from a school administrator that we’d [...]
Read MoreContracting Budgets at the Collegiate and Secondary Levels Mean Something for Everyone in Private Education
Let’s be blunt; the crazy year in the financial markets is crushing and causing a wholesale resetting of budgets in priorities for everyone in tuition based education. Collegiate losses of endowment value and income are affecting college budget priorities and decisions. Wealthy, heavily endowed colleges and universities are paring back- beginning with (most [...]
Read MoreBoarding School Financial Aid in Tight Times
Because of the current financial crisis in our country, people are hesitant to consider applying to independent schools thinking they can’t afford the tuitions. I am writing to tell the readers not to despair… all boarding schools offer generous financial aid to families who can demonstrate financial need.
Yes, the application process can be daunting, [...]
