California government schools, costing $20-30,00per student are cutting days of learning, classrooms, teachers and equipment are in deep financial trouble, along with being academically challenged--LAUSD has a drop out rate of over 50%. Then you have the LA area Catholic schools.
"As public school students in Los Angeles adjust to a shorter academic year, Catholic school pupils face a different sort of transition. Beginning this fall, most elementary schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will add 20 days to their schedules, making their school year one of the longest in the United States."
Oh, the cost of education at a Catholic school? Under $5,000 per year at most of them. One major difference government schools are owned and operated by unions. Catholic schools are owned by the Church and operated by teachers. Big difference--oh, and almost NO drop out rate.
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"As public school students in Los Angeles adjust to a shorter academic year, Catholic school pupils face a different sort of transition. Beginning this fall, most elementary schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will add 20 days to their schedules, making their school year one of the longest in the United States."
Oh, the cost of education at a Catholic school? Under $5,000 per year at most of them. One major difference government schools are owned and operated by unions. Catholic schools are owned by the Church and operated by teachers. Big difference--oh, and almost NO drop out rate.
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