“Many of them think they’re going to get a ton of financial aid,” Ms. Freedman said. “We do what we can, but we lost many families at the end.”One thing many independent schools are doing is giving financial aid to existing students whose families have been affected by the pandemic. New families are generally out of luck: Most financial aid budgets are spent every year by summer. If independent schools are a barometer, the pandemic is continuing to affect families’ education plans. Many private schools, like Berkeley Prep in Tampa, are reporting application requests for next year that are many times higher than in a normal year.

Source: International New York Times October 09, 2020 12:56 UTC