TO many people, the notion that the state should compensate crime victims for school costs may seem like a stretch.

Local districts pay most school costs of $10,000 per student, the nation's highest.

Even so, concern about school costs is on the rise.

Some companies offer interest-free loans for housing, help with day care and private school costs.

The school cost just under £500 with the majority of the funds being raised by public subscription.

Neither the mother nor the grandmother could afford the $25 annual school cost.

This year, Yonkers will receive $60 million from the state, which covers 17 percent of its school costs.

They said that attracting more residents would only increase their $17,000 annual property tax bill, by raising school costs.

The expansion in the middle school cost about $2.7 million.

Taxes were quadrupled across the South to pay off the railroad bonds and the school costs.