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#680 - 04/20/08 09:02 PM We live in the wrong province
Michele M Michele M newbie Registered: 10/19/07 Posts: 34	I just discovered (by accident) that the Novia Scotia Education ministry will give tuition support for LD students to attend private school. Check it out at http://tuitionsupport.ednet.ns.ca/index.shtml
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#681 - 04/21/08 06:10 AM Re: We live in the wrong province [Re: Michele M]
Heather Heather Administrator addict Registered: 07/20/07 Posts: 650	WOW! That's huge Michele! Unreal. Who knew? Good for Nova Scotia! Are you bags packed? _________________________ SCIENTIA EST POTENTIA Knowledge is power.
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#682 - 04/21/08 06:35 AM Re: We live in the wrong province [Re: Heather]
Michele M Michele M newbie Registered: 10/19/07 Posts: 34	No. We are doing what every parent has to do that has a LD kid in BC. PAY!!!! My daughter is going to the Learning Disabilities Association in Vernon for tutoring and will attend the only reasonably priced LD school in BC next year in Kelowna. http://www.vedantaacademy.com
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#683 - 04/21/08 06:58 AM Re: We live in the wrong province [Re: Michele M]
Heather Heather Administrator addict Registered: 07/20/07 Posts: 650	Thank goodness you've found something Michele. And I hear you on having to pay. Wouldn't it be great if someone who had their child in a private school who had to pay, decided to withhold their school tax portion from their municipal tax bill, or at least 50% of it, the 50% that wasn't being subsidized by the government. Remember someone from our former list on TPON who always advocated a tax revolt by withholding our school taxes? I'm not suggesting you do that Michele but maybe someone who could afford a lawyer for an extended period of time. It's not even the amount that would be withheld because I think if I remember correctly, it would amount to about $500 on my tax bill, but it's the principal of the thing. _________________________ SCIENTIA EST POTENTIA Knowledge is power.
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#684 - 04/21/08 10:00 AM Re: We live in the wrong province [Re: Heather]
Michele M Michele M newbie Registered: 10/19/07 Posts: 34	At least the school receives some funding from the BC ministry of education. The Vedanta Academy website describes the different types of independent schools and how much funding is received. As a group 1 school, they are funded at 50% of local public school per student operating cost. As far as I know, they are also eligible for the low incidence targeted special education funding as well. BCCPAC should allow membership for schools such as this that provides programs that are not in the public schools. Learning to read should be an essential right for all students. Parents who have to pay instead of their child receiving it free in the public school system need to have a parent voice at the provincial level as well.
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#686 - 04/21/08 11:44 AM Re: We live in the wrong province [Re: Michele M]
Heather Heather Administrator addict Registered: 07/20/07 Posts: 650	I suppose 50% is better than nothing, but wouldn't it be nice if the government embraced this idea? Instead of expending a lot of time, energy and money fighting Rick Moore and his case, why not do what needs to be done and give the students what they need? As far as I've ever been aware, private schools don't ever get the high incidence funding. They only receive 50% of the regular per pupil amount. Janet has just picked up this story at her blog (way to go Michele!) and has said that now the program may be in trouble, and yet the entire legislative committee has voted in support of this program. That fact alone is note worthy. _________________________ SCIENTIA EST POTENTIA Knowledge is power.
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#687 - 04/21/08 11:56 AM Re: We live in the wrong province [Re: Heather]
Michele M Michele M newbie Registered: 10/19/07 Posts: 34	Did I say high incidence? I meant low incidence.
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#689 - 04/22/08 03:58 AM Re: We live in the wrong province [Re: Michele M]
Cathy Cove Cathy Cove stranger Registered: 09/03/07 Posts: 21	consider yourselves lucky. You could be here in Ontario.
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#690 - 04/22/08 07:31 AM Re: We live in the wrong province [Re: Cathy Cove]
Michele M Michele M newbie Registered: 10/19/07 Posts: 34	How is it worse than BC?
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#692 - 04/22/08 12:16 PM Re: We live in the wrong province [Re: Michele M]
Cathy Cove Cathy Cove stranger Registered: 09/03/07 Posts: 21	Ontario? No help for parent re: school choice whatsoever, and our current union-friendly provincial government, we're throwing money out the window, and closing schools but the bureaucracy is ballooning.
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