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Originally Posted by malcolmk14
If a Private school wants public funding, they should not be allowed to deny entry to a student for any reason.
If a Charter school wants public funding, they should grant equal access to everyone, rather than allowing only the privileged to attend, and be required to provide adequate programming for everyone, just like a public school is.
I'm not saying these places shouldn't exist, just that they shouldn't be able to restrict access if they are publicly funded.
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It's just numbers... Capacity.
How do you force a private school to accept everyone that applies, thereby eliminating a main reason someone would be willing to pay a premium for the better learning environment, i.e. smaller class sizes? (though some schools seem to have 'normal' class sizes)
Charter schools are the same way. I know parents that put their kids on waiting lists before they could walk, and even that was too late.
Personally, I like the idea of a voucher system,
as mentioned by Peter in post 107; all students in Alberta should be given the same funding, regardless of the taxes their parents pay, or the education and financial decisions their parents make. But then again, maybe I have a different view of equality than you do.
