gavra at work: i dont think that having the tzibbur participate in the torah education of its community is considered lehitztureych labriyos. the public school system is funded by every homeowner. the catholic schools by every member of the catholic church. if education is a basic right and not a privilege then the community ought to bear some of the responsibility. al achas kamma vekamma torah education is a right and not a privilege. also, see ????? ????? ???? ??? ? wherein the obligation to be mechanen children falls on the parents but also the grandparents and the tzibbur. in fact, the chassidishe communities that truly value torah education already have the tzibbur heavily involved in the chinuch of all of its members and tuition among those communities do not break the backs of the parents.
I’m not sure what your point is. Are you saying that tuition deductions are not taking Tzedaka? What about money given to Yeshivos? Is that giving Tzedaka?
Now if a communal system was in place (that accepted every single child from the community that applied, no matter how “frum” they or their parents are), then I might agree with you as far as some sort of taxation (not Tzedaka) and lower payments by all (also not). By making the differences in payments on a needs basis shows that the moneys given is to help the poor, which is Tzedaka.