The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California

for Private Schools Still Exceeds Supply of Classrooms Despite Openings Continued from First Page Programs, entrance requirements and tuition vary widely a at the Valley's private schools where facilities range from homes and storefronts to permanent, established campuses with swimming pools. A number of the private and parochial schools frown on parents' motivations to enroll children simply to avoid busing. Don Dye, business administrator for Pinecrest Schools, which has more than 4,000 students at its Valley campuses, said, "We try to weed out those who are simply looking for a busing alternative. Children have to be extremely motivated to be successful in a private school program. It means longer hours in the classroom for a full 10 months a year, with a lot more However, he said of parents seeking to enroll children there "are looking for an alternative and better education." Dye said hundreds of students who have a attempted to transfer into Pinecrest from the public schools failed entrance examinations.

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