Jose, its a Lakewood school. And its a true story. I don’t know if its rare or not.
The reason people bargain with tuition is that scholarships are not viewed as charity. For every dollar in tuition you DON’T pay, someone has to foot that bill. People just think its like getting a good deal on car payment.
Also, tuition is expensive. If you have 5 kids in a Lakewood school at $4,000 a child, that’s $20,000. That is a large chunk of after tax money.
In Teaneck, if you make over $175,000 combined, you cannot apply for scholarships.
I am not surprised that schools in Lakewood are closing though because many people have a lot of children and a large portion of the population is learning. Schools are starting to understand that without money, schools cannot run.
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