I used to think that private schools shouldn't receive any government spending but the more I think about it, the pressure having all these additional kids in schools would have on the system would be crippling. Not to mention there is no way Special Needs kids will get the same level of attention and care in the public system as they do in private.
If anything, private schools save the province money, they are only paying 60% per student rather than 100%.
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“We’re not saying that these shouldn’t be allowed to exist. They just should not receive public funds to operate,” French said of private schools.
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Private schools that teach the Alberta curriculum receive at least 60 per cent of the amount a public school receives from the ministry for each student, she said. Private schools that focus on special education and meet the accountability requirements of public school boards are funded at the same level as publicly operated schools. Charter schools receive “base instructional funding,” but don’t qualify for some of grants public, Catholic and francophone schools receive.
Asked whether private schools that solely serve students with disabilities should be denied public funds, French said money should be diverted to public schools to better meet those needs.
“There are supports within the public system. Granted, those supports right now aren’t sufficient. To make up for that, we do need to properly fund special needs in classrooms in public and separate schools.”
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