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Colorado Springs Christian Schools- Woodland Park Principal Mary Boyles stands outside the school, which is adding eighth grade classes in 2021-22. The sign behind her will be moved as a new perimeter fence is installed this summer.
Norma Engelberg/Pikes Peak Courier
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Private Schooling under COVID-19: Hanging in, But Dangers Remain SHARE
Today we released a report on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on American private schooling. The paper focuses on what we observed for a full year after the first private school, at least of which we are aware, declared that it would be going out of business due to the financial effects of the virus and attending lockdowns, social distancing, and more. The paper covers March 18, 2020, to March 17, 2021.
The clearest conclusion of the paper is that a minimum of 132 private schools went out of business at least partially due to COVID-19. As the paper explains, we have reason to believe the total number of closures is not radically higher than that – likely somewhere in the low hundreds – but our closure data is derived almost entirely from media reports. Closures that did not generate media reports, or that were in reports we did not see, are not on our list.
As COVID-19 struck the United States in March 2020, sending the nation into lockdown, worry about the fate of private schools was high. These schools, which only survive if people can pay for them, seemed to face deep trouble. Many private schools have thin financial margins even in good economic times and rely not only on tuition but also on fundraisers, such as in‐person auctions, to make ends meet. When the pandemic hit, many such events were canceled, and churches no longer met in person, threatening contributions that help support some private schools. Simultaneously, many private schooling families faced tighter finances, making private schooling less affordable. Finally, families that could still afford private schooling might have concluded that continuing to pay for education that was going to be online‐only made little sense.
WV lawmakers jump ahead of nation with school choice program
Monday, April 5, 2021 |
Bob Kellogg, Billy Davis (OneNewsNow.com)
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West Virginia is implementing a state education program that is setting aside millions of dollars for families to choose an educational path.
Gov. Jim Justice signed legislation last week implementing the Hope Scholarship program, which gives parents a portion of the per-pupil expenditure to use for education expenses such as private-school tuition and home tutoring.
The Inter-Mountain newspaper reported the signing of HB 2013 means West Virginia has approved the “most expansive” education savings account program that is offered anywhere in the nation.
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