Terry, concerning your first link, I found a wonderful example of that in WRAL a few weeks back. I’ll quote it here:
Many people are pinching pennies these days, but many, like Janine James, also say there is one thing they are not willing to give up: private school for their children.
“I really would do whatever I had to do. I would scrub floors if necessary,” said James, whose son Clarence attends Cardinal Gibbons High School. …
As money dries up for families, many private schools are stepping in to keep students from walking out the schoolhouse doors.
“Sometimes it’s a matter of stretching out the payments or a matter of a grant that they might need immediately,” Curtis said. …
Many parents say private school is an expense they are willing to pay, regardless of the economy.
“To me, providing them an environment where they learn spirituality and get comfortable with it, as well as getting a good academic foundation, is important,” James said.
