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Re:Tell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's educati... by throwaway2037 on Thursday October 08, 2026 @12:58PM (#50008404) 

    > My annual high school fees cost $700.
One more good reason to read HN: High quality personal posts! Can you share (without doxxing yourself), where do/did you live (during high school)?
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Re:Tell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's educati... by thevillagechief on Thursday October 08, 2026 @03:19PM (#50010686)
Grew up/Went to high school there. Which is why this post resonated. I know exactly what this means and what difference it can make. I'm in the US now.
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Re:Tell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's educati... by thevillagechief on Thursday October 08, 2026 @07:33PM (#50013936)
This was meant to say Kenya
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Re:Tell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's educati... by throwaway2037 on Friday October 09, 2026 @11:44PM (#50029345)
Does this prevent many children from attending high school?
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Re:Tell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's educati... by shortstuffsushi on Thursday October 08, 2026 @02:48PM (#50010231)
Not GP, but my wife and I looked at the charter schools in Arizona at one point early in her youth. We didn't ultimately go that route (or any private route), but their stated costs were well beyond this, even with scholarship help.
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