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The Massive Decline in Private Schools Worldwide

The global recession had hit educational systems all over the world with a dilemma. Both public and private education schools had suffered a massive unbalance in student enrollment. The state has been using every possible option for public schools due to its increasing student population due to transferring student’s from independent schools or private schools.

Recently, private schools in Greece were forced to close because families can no longer support expensive private education. While Valley schools report an enormous decline in student enrollment. Parents pay a 10 % tuition in most schools in the valley while many of them are becoming unemployed due to many lay offs in their respective companies. And with this, private schools are getting alarmed with the assumption that there will also be a catastrophic decline regarding the financial aspect of the schools. This could bring up bankruptcy and schools may choose to close with the lack of donations and tuitions.

Some schools like Clovis Christian School has decided to close doors accepting that the schools had been killed by the economy. Large schools in the valley would then plunge into reducing their tolls which is very risky in times of economic hardships. The reported tuition cutback in Clovis Christian School was from $8,100 annually to a gradual decrease into $6,750 for freshmen, and 40% of all levels have been granted scholarships and financial aid. Definitely such historical decrease in tuition fees cannot give security for the survival of the private institution. Another factor in the decrease of student’s in private schools is the unmeant competition between public schools and some other charter school institution.

Officials of private school have temporarily supplied the blood line through financial aid of about 15% but it could not be determined if this can aid for long considering the recession going on. With parents on the tight budget, financial incapability, and direct competition among public and chartered schools, private institutions are not giving up and will try every last option even if takes laying off their tight knitted teachers.

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