Schools in Loudon County, where Santorum lives, are not that great. And he certainly does not make enough as a Senator to send six kids to private schools in Virginia; they are astronomically expensive. But he may just be trying to have his cake and eat it too. He can campaign and say he is sending his kids to Pennsylvania public schools, even though they don't live in Pennsylvania.
Loudoun County schools are fine - as far as public education goes. I think he is semi-home schooling and this is a loop hole that allows him to say they go to public school in PA. Obviously they are not.
Is that MY fault that he lives in a county with lousey schools? Should a school system FUND his kids education while he lives in a $757,000 house ELSEWHERE?
I don't think so. He does okay as a Senator. There is NO reason for this. It's wrong.
If Sen. Santorum's kids are in public schools in VA, then PA shouldn't be paying anything. If he is homeschooling, however, PA allows for h/sing families to take advantage of online courses, and provides computers, etc. for the students' use. Look at the time frame, though. That's four years of schooling for at least 4 of his children. That's an average of $5,500 per child, which is about on par for what the PA schools pay for public school kids. This money isn't going to Santorum and his family, it's what the schools charge for the education of PA kids.