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…The Bill Stops Here Jewish school parents say tuition tax credits would not change enrollment decisions. LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer R ichard Rosenbaum, whose 13-year-old son Eric is a seventh-grader at Hillel Day School, says it is not up to the government to underwrite sending children to private school. "I chose to send my son here and I have to bite the bullet," said Rosenbaum. "Sending him here means sacrificing other things." Juli...…
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