Private school choice programs' success depends partly on the supply of private schools. Many parents prioritize a religious education for their children. Therefore, it is important to consider how religious private schools may respond to various program regulations. We conducted an experimental study surveying a national sample of 354 leaders of…

Summary of a panel discussion on the voucher system. (MLF)

Proposals granting tuition tax relief to patrons of private elementary and secondary schools have resurfaced as a prominent policy alternative. This paper reviews the tuition-tax-credit deduction policy debate, synthesizes information concerning probable costs and consequences, discusses effects on fundamental social values, and highlights…

Replying to an earlier article, the author makes a number of assertions, including that the constitution mandates religious neutrality, not hostility, and that the liberal elite object to the views of the religious only when the views are not politically liberal. (Author/JM)

Private education is crucial to the vitality of this nation, and public policy should strengthen rather than diminish it. In spite of chronic complications, the nonpublic school movement has remained vigorous and strong. Over 5.3 million young people--10 percent of all elementary and secondary students--are enrolled in nonpublic institutions.…

This program, funded under Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, for eligible non-public school students in New York City consisted of corrective mathematics services and other supportive services. The supportive services were guidance, homework help and paraprofessional assistance. The program was aimed at first through twelfth graders,…

Three recent cases in Michigan, Alabama, and New Jersey demonstrate that, despite popular and legislative pressure, courts continue to hold firm against efforts to inject religion into public education. (Author/JM)

This study examined Chief Justice William Rehnquist's position on four recent Supreme Court cases related to parochaid as well as four other Supreme Court rulings dealing with economic or racial discrimination. The presentation of this study's research should present one perspective on how and why the Establishment Clause is being rewritten and…

The purpose of this document is to furnish information concerning reimbursement by the state of New York to private schools for services rendered to the state and to provide an explanation regarding procedures for implementation. Chapter 507 of the Laws of 1974 provides for the apportionment of state funds to qualifying private schools for the…

This document presents a description and an evaluation of the Corrective Reading Services Program, a component within the ESEA Title I nonpublic school program. This component was designed to serve approximately 12,000 eligible, educationally deprived children in 229 schools in New York City during the 1975-76 school year. The purpose of the…

Negotiated Tuition is a program, appropriate to private schools, in which a school representative discusses in an interview with parents what the school provides, what the per pupil costs are, and what the parents feel they can afford to pay in tuition. It is assumed that parents enroll their children in nonpublic schools because they believe it…

A system of diversity and choice within the public schools might work, not simply to stem the flight from the public schools, but actually to begin to reverse that trend. (Author/IRT)

Reviews three recent Supreme Court decisions affecting public aid to private religious schools. The court found that all three cases violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment. (MD)

The author presents a strong case against public funding of private schools while reviewing the inequities brought about by the privatization of social services. (MD)

Explains New Jersey law on the question of local school districts purchasing textbooks for loan to private and parochial schools. The objections of the New Jersey Education Association to these practices are noted. (SJL)