tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post8318451152729120880..comments2023-09-23T11:16:00.352+02:00Comments on The Franco-American Flophouse has moved: The French Candidates' Promises to the French AbroadVictoria FERAUGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-90481333164360465352017-05-11T10:48:59.187+02:002017-05-11T10:48:59.187+02:00Hi Anonymous, Nope. I was all set to apply and t...Hi Anonymous, Nope. I was all set to apply and then I was diagnosed with cancer. Once I got through the treatment I went back to the prefecture and the requirements changed. Now I have to get a French language test. Given that I am between two countries right now that hasn't been easy to set up. So I will wait until things settle.<br /><br />Some of my fellow American students at the university of Kent were there on student loans. One was former US military. :-) I agree, the US would never pay for an international school but may they could be convinced to give tax credits or vouchers. Is this not just a logical extension of the GOP's desire for "school choice"? Why shouldn't all Americans have the choice to send their kids to ANY school in the world. :-)Victoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-85806290801142149412017-05-04T09:58:28.680+02:002017-05-04T09:58:28.680+02:00Now I'm confused, because I distinctly remembe...Now I'm confused, because I distinctly remember a post in which you said you had taken French citizenship - ? After 20 years in France, before you went back to Tokyo, -- ? Am I misremembering?<br />Laughing trying to imagine the USA offering to pay for American education overseas... When we sent our children to an American school in London, it was $75,000/year for the three of them. I CAN imagine US banks offering education loans at 8% interest, to be paid back after graduation...:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-29490744826927501622017-04-28T02:05:18.827+02:002017-04-28T02:05:18.827+02:00Christophe, I would have loved to send my kids to...Christophe, I would have loved to send my kids to an international school in France but like you we didn't have the money. Then we were very short-term expats in Tokyo and the company paid for it. Coming back to France, Jessica found an IB program in Sevres and we jumped on it. Would you like to see more French subsidies for international schools for French expats? Victoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-70887762036116098392017-04-27T01:26:53.603+02:002017-04-27T01:26:53.603+02:00The only people I know that can send their kids to...The only people I know that can send their kids to the international school are temporary expats (a few years) from large French companies, where the company pays for the tuition as part of the expat package.<br />Other expats who are directly hired by US companies are out of luck.<br />I would love to send my kids to the international school, but at not at a price tag of $14,000 per kid per year. I'd rather save for higher education.<br />http://www.austininternationalschool.org/admissions/tuition-fees.cfm<br />Christophenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-73778379742439628682017-04-22T07:27:08.531+02:002017-04-22T07:27:08.531+02:00Yes. I suspected the same, Ellen. Note that the ...Yes. I suspected the same, Ellen. Note that the other candidates are taking advantage of that and expressing their support of territorial taxation while also promising more in the way of benefits. Interesting....Victoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-79843880446166457772017-04-22T07:24:56.083+02:002017-04-22T07:24:56.083+02:00Mélenchon might not want to speak directly to thos...Mélenchon might not want to speak directly to those abroad because he's promised those in France to tax the ones abroad (taxation universel).Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.com