tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19427539.post3835208398189286020..comments2007-04-17T09:43:20.292-04:00Yonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226087222038384176noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19427539.post-62801937102704366402007-04-17T09:43:00.000-04:002007-04-17T09:43:00.000-04:00Dear Anonymous,<BR/><BR/> Everything is relative. Different districts have different amounts of educational capital. For example, in NYC, $5 or $6K per pupil might be accurate, as opposed to the burbs where it can be double or triple that. <BR/><BR/>In addition, buildings may be used for decades, but they can adjust demand for property and facilities based on demographics. For example, there are a lot of former NYC public schools in Borough PArk that are now being used as Yeshivas. <BR/><BR/><BR/>My point was not to open a new school, but to get our schools to be a little more open with us. We, after all, in a sense, are their shareholders and they are partners in our children's education. If a school is being run properly, and can show that in the form of some sort of abbreviated financial statements so that we as parents can see where our money actually goes, it will serve two purposes:<BR/><BR/>1. We will better see the value in the $$ we are paying<BR/><BR/>2. They will be better able to make the case for increasesYonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226087222038384176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19427539.post-39359954917996762832007-04-11T22:04:00.000-04:002007-04-11T22:04:00.000-04:00As an auditor (education sector)and fellow Yeshiva tuition payer, I feel your pain. <BR/><BR/>Most public schools must make do with roughly $5K to $6K per pupil. They do not benefit from donations. Buildings are used for decades. Expenses are highly scrutinized by multiple layers of audits.<BR/><BR/>How are we holding our schools accountable?<BR/><BR/>Is it time to open a responsible school that gives you bang for your buck without making you broke?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com