• tal
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    I’m pretty sure that the major interest is from people who want a religious education for their kids, which public schools won’t do, but who don’t have the out-of-pocket cash to pay for it.

    kagis

    Looks like it.

    https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/06/06/us-public-private-and-charter-schools-in-5-charts/

    Private schools are known for being selective, religiously affiliated or sometimes both, and charge tuition rather than receive public money.

    During the 2021-22 school year, about three-quarters of private school K-12 students (77%) attended a religiously affiliated school

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      that’s what it says on the cover, anyway. but that’s just a teeny tiny b plot. the main storyline is the grift. it’s always the grift. who’s gonna make money off of taxpayers. even the religious indoctrination of our kids is secondary for the republicant ‘leaders’