Gosh the fees quoted for American Jewish education is really an eyeopener!!!
Here in the UK we have religious schools where the state pays for secular education and we as parents pay for Kodesh by
” voluntary contributions” Average term is around 600 to 1000 dollars, obviously there are some parents who do not pay as it is ” voluntary” and not legally enforceable, but on the whole these establishments are well run and actually growing in number with apparently 50% of Jewish children under 11 attending a Jewish day school. Is it not possible to introduce the idea in the USA, whereby parents pay for Kodesh and the state, be it local or central govt pays for chol?