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The New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS), founded in 1947, is an association of some 180 independent schools, ranging from nursery to high schools. As of 2005, its member schools have approximately 65,000 students. It was originally established "to protect independent schools from obstructive legislation and regulation". 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ...
Aims
The NYSAIS lists its curent aims as:
Advocacy for independent education
Evaluation and accreditation of member schools
Professional development for faculty, administrators, and trustees
Legal and institutional counsel
Information on legislation, regulations, statistics, educational, developments, and administrative practice
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