tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post2875331031484806223..comments2023-10-30T05:45:18.219-04:00Comments on Bronx News Network: Bronx Catholic Schools Struggle with Enrollment, Fight ClosuresBronx News Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022201181076163457noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-18709487575074881922010-12-09T01:07:56.727-05:002010-12-09T01:07:56.727-05:00We need to do all we can to assist these valuable ...We need to do all we can to assist these valuable educational institutions. Neighborhood families and children deserve educational choice. I know Dr. McNiff and he regrets his poor choice of words. Dr. McNiff knows the reality tearing at the Church's mission and it's ability to finance the costly overhead at each parish school. All dollars are finite and must be used in the best way to benefit the greatest good.<br /><br />Parish leaders and parents must be realistic. Capping tuition at 4% of family income is unrealistic and keeps the schools financially unviable. Better to create an endowment fund that can attract big donors and alumni givers. The big Catholic High Schools are better off financially because they can tap donors from among their more successful alumni.<br /><br />Politically, parents should lobby their state legislators for the reimbursements for state mandated services owed the parish schools. Those millions of dollars would be a major windfall for the NY Archdiocese school. During my time in the Assembly, I fought for payment of those funds as well as for tuition tax credits. http://michaelbenjamin2012.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/saving-catholic-schools-in-ny/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com