The Use of Public Funds for Private Education.

McCarthy, Martha M.

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ERIC Number: EJ335696

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Publication Date: 1985

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The Use of Public Funds for Private Education.

McCarthy, Martha M.

Journal of Education Finance, v11 n2 p278-93 Fall 1985

Reviews U.S. Supreme Court action concerning governmental aid to sectarian schools, highlighting the First Amendment establishment clause, the child benefit doctrine, the Tripartite Test (1970-1984), and the recent Ball and Felton cases. The court is continuously pressured to reassess its precedents requiring strict neutrality toward religion. Includes 63 legal references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Elementary Education, Parochial Schools, Private School Aid, State Aid, State Church Separation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Establishment Clause; First Amendment

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