Tuition & Scholarships

Calculating Financial Aid, Tuition Assistance

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Determining financial aid and tuition assistance can be a sensitive process when engaging with prospective families. To enhance transparency and streamline operations, it is advisable to outsource these assessments to specialized external providers. This approach alleviates school leaders from the challenging task of evaluating a family’s financial capacity, ensuring impartial and efficient determinations. Outsourcing financial […]

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What can we learn from Arizona’s universal school vouchers? (Podcast & transcript)

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Arizona was the first state in the country to adopt universal school vouchers. But who is benefiting from this program, and who gets left behind? With school voucher questions on several state ballots right now, we look at lessons from Arizona. Today, On Point: Our latest collaboration with ProPublica.

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10 Steps to Develop a Scholarship Fund

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Oftentimes, historic schools will create a scholarship fund to provide financial assistance to students who may otherwise be unable to afford tuition. If you’re thinking about a scholarship fund, the below may help: Clarify the purpose of the scholarship fund: identify the specific goals, such as supporting academically gifted students, students with financial need, or

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Tuition Discounting & Scholarships

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Some small schools will choose to use resources like ISM Fast to determine parents ability to pay whereas others will use a sliding scale based on income only with discounts for siblings. Below are a few tables as an example: Based on annual tuition of 20k Family’s combined income Discount % Discount $ Tuition Due

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Structuring Tuition 101

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Financial planning in a small school requires considering various factors, such as your school’s financial needs, the cost of operating the school, the local market, and the ability of families to pay in order to appropriately structure tuition and school fees. Below are some approaches for structuring tuition in a small school: Determine your expenses:

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Grants & Funding for Micro Schools

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There are several grants available for educational entrepreneurs who are looking to start or expand their educational initiatives. Here are some examples of grants that you may consider applying for: VELA Education Fund: This organization supports thousands of independent operators who facilitate learning outside the traditional bounds of ‘school.’ Yass Prize: This prize is awarded

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Calculating Financial Aid, Tuition Assistance

What can we learn from Arizona’s universal school vouchers? (Podcast & transcript)

10 Steps to Develop a Scholarship Fund

Tuition Discounting & Scholarships

Structuring Tuition 101

Grants & Funding for Micro Schools

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