You are correct. My son’s high school does not receive any funding, from either the diocese or NYS. Tuition at his school is approximately $8K/year (a bargain on Long Island, and less than half of what I pay in property [public school] taxes every year).
Tuition is further lowered by the enormous endowment fund the school maintains, and each boy is awarded about $1500 right off the bat. Merit scholarships are also available for the very highest achievers.
As for the Common Core, you are right again. My son has already encountered Common Core nonsense on some exams (the SATs). Thankfully, while he certainly noticed it, it did not adversely affect his score. He is a senior now, and is headed off to college in the fall, so he won’t have to worry about that anymore.
However, I completely agree with you -— Common Core must go! What an utter disaster it is!
Regards,
Local schools here are ‘adapting’ not adopting the CC. Pulling out the positives but there are huge concerns over the ACTs. It will be interesting g to see what changes. To give them credit they are holding parent meetings pretty regularly.