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Yes, if paying high salaries causes a tuition crisis then something has to give. But if I am to understand that the average Rebbi salary is 50K or less (and that a Rebbi is higher paid than the secular educators) and there is still a cash crunch, how is that possible? If there are 30 kids per class, $1700 each pays the Rebbi.
I am also a bit skeptical because as others pointed out, there seems to be no incentive for people with families to give up government benefits for a salary that is less than at least 60K. So why would anyone take a job as a Rebbi?