He joins in, prospers, gets some private tuition from his careworn teacher (Julie Walters), and ends up auditioning for the Royal Ballet.
Boone Pickens' son Thomas and Christian Melhado, of the Ford family--invited Walker to a benefit for the Children's Storefront School, a private tuition-free elementary school in one of Harlem's most blighted areas.
Good quality, low-cost options for higher education abound (despite the rising price of private tuition), yet the children of poorly educated adults are less likely to make the necessary investment in education.
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Among other things, I favor government-run roads, government-supported subways in large cities, educational subsidies for children whose parents cannot afford private tuition, safety regulation of dangerous chemical and nuclear facilities, regulation of natural monopolies, copyright protection, and so forth.
If the Prosperous Suburbia Primary School has 60% of pupils receiving private tuition while the Deprived Inner City Primary has none, then how much of a guide are the league tables to the relative quality of teaching at these two schools?
Ireland is indeed sitting a rather long and uncomfortable class at the school of hard knocks and tough surprises, its children may be playing truant and heading for the private tuition of Canada and Australia but the lesson will be remembered.
If you compare a private college with a public one based on tuition and post-graduate salaries, one study suggests that private college tuition pays itself back in a bit over six years.
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Schools usually let you deduct big medical expenses and sometimes private school tuition for younger kids.
Usually well-off, these parents don't hesitate to hire a lawyer to seek extra services or private school tuition.
Many couples have too much mortgage, too much debt, big car payments, and private school tuition that they really can't afford.
The new dates would primarily hurt parents who are "stretching to pay private school tuition" in the first place, Mr. Ragone said.
Parents can make their own cases for special treatment but usually hire lawyers if they are going after a big-ticket item like private school tuition.
Montana and Arizona offer certificates of deposit paying 2% less than the increase in private college tuition, with a guaranteed minimum of 2% a year.
Freston is contesting a federal law that says that a child has to attend a public school first before a parent can sue for private school tuition reimbursement.
In real terms, appropriations for federal student aid have increased 62% since 1975, and public and private college tuition and fees have gone up 14.5% and 29.3%, respectively.
That includes a significant award for basic child support, along with additional expenses paid directly to a vendor, such as private school tuition, medical costs, and child care.
Two people may have the same income but one may need to save more for retirement or have to make large private school tuition payments for their kids.
So there's sure to be much interest in September when more than 200 private colleges begin offering the Independent 529 Plan--a complicated new scheme that lets you prepay a child's private college tuition at a discount to today's rates.
Since 1975, which includes a period of high inflation, private college tuition has risen an average of 8% a year. (Princeton's smaller climb is illustrated below.) Add in the typical 1% discount expected to be offered by colleges in the plan and the annual return on the Independent would have averaged 9.1%.
Milancuk wanted to transfer Derrick, but his salary as a forklift driver couldn't cover private-school tuition.
When private-school tuition goes up, it's because the cost per student has gone up.
At least two dozen private colleges froze tuition this past fall, roughly double the previous year's total.
This year, eighth-graders won't find out whether they won a coveted spot in a top public high school until two days after the March 13 deadline for private-school tuition deposits, which can cost thousands of dollars.
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In 2010-11, tuition at private colleges rose at an average rate of 4.5%, the second-smallest increase since 1972, Mr. Pals said.
Many of the best private universities combine high tuition fees with an offer of aid to those who cannot pay the bill.
The money grows tax deferred and can be withdrawn tax free if used for "qualified educational expenses, " which include not just college but also private elementary and secondary tuition, tutoring and even a computer.
There is a precedent of sorts set by the Supreme Court-approved Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, under which schools that don't provide disabled students with an "appropriate" education are required to pay their tuition in private schools.
According to the College Board, tuition and charges at private four-year colleges rose 5.8% this year and 9.6% at public colleges.
That could help cover private or parochial high-school tuition, and some of the funds also could be used to buy a computer, even if the student attends public school.
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