It looks like my daughter will be earning a full scholarship to essentially the private school of her choice in NYC. These schools on average cost around $35,000/year. What's it like to go to an expensive private high school on scholarship? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 23, 2009 - 23 answers

If you put your child in private school, do you still have to pay taxes for education, are you exempt, or do you write it off on your tax return?
posted by FireStyle on May 7, 2009 - 29 answers

What, if anything, are the advantages of attending an expensive private prep school over a local public high school. [more inside]
posted by Xurando on Apr 2, 2008 - 47 answers

What do people opposed to school vouchers think of private schools in general, and is supporting them hypocritical? [more inside]
posted by deep_sea_diving_suit on Jul 23, 2006 - 22 answers

We went very carefully and timely through the application process for the admission of our son to a Montessori school (first grade). Then, with one month delay, we were notified that due to the higher than expected demand, and despite meeting the admission criteria, our son was not admitted, but placed on the waiting list. This response just drives me crazy, as I cannot understand what else than admission criteria can get a child in. [more inside]
posted by rootcause on Jul 18, 2006 - 25 answers

I'm a public school music teacher. I'm thinking about moving to another part of the country. How do I go about finding a position teaching at a private school? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by the_bone on Dec 31, 2004 - 3 answers

Help me mold the minds of future internet debaters. Come inside. [more inside]
posted by Acetylene on Sep 1, 2004 - 15 answers