This short paper is part of a collection of 54 papers from the 48th annual conference of the Education Law Association held in November 2002. It discusses educational voucher programs. It states that proponents of voucher programs, having scored a major victory in the U.S. Supreme Court with "Zelman v. Simmons-Harris" (2002), will…

Educational clinics, as defined by Washington State law, are private organizations that teach basic academic skills and provide employment orientation in an individualized way to high school dropouts aged 13 to 19. The Educational Clinics Program was authorized by the state legislature in 1977, after extensive lobbying by members of a private firm…

The position of private elementary and secondary education can be improved by the development of closer relationships with the chief state school officer. This interaction can be increased by the organization of a private education advisory committee at the state level. Attention should be paid to the activities of legislative committees and state…

Publicly supported public/private educational choice can succeed if states and federal government passed legislation that immediately extends all regulations affecting public schools to all private schools receiving public funds. Applying the same extension to new regulations and statutes may be more feasible. This article illustrates by…