Attention is focused here on key U.S. Supreme Court cases involved with government aid to private schools. The separation of church and state is the predominant issue. (DS)

The pros and cons of public aid to private educational institutions are discussed. (CK)

Discusses the baseline data of a longitudinal study of how public aid to private schools will affect both public and private schools in British Columbia. Discusses some reasons for the commitment of teachers, students, and parents to the private schools. (IRT)

Consequences of the first allocation of public aid to independent schools in British Columbia in 1979 and 1980 were explored in this study. Interviews and questionnaires were used to query principals, education committee (or school board) members in private schools, and superintendents and presidents of teachers' associations in public schools.…

This is a summary analysis of Volumes I, II, III, and IV (see ED 058 486--489 of Issues of Aid to Nonpublic Schools. The cardinal ideas in these volumes are discussed under the following topics: Popular Fallacies as to the Role of Nonpublic Schools; The Nature of the Crisis in Nonpublic Schools; and Perils of Public Policy. The central outcomes of…

Nonpublic schools are a surprisingly salient channel for philanthropy in elementary and secondary education. As a result of philanthropy in nonpublic schools, the nation's total collectivity of schools is probably more efficient fiscally, more effective educationally, and more humane in its impact on students and parents than an exclusively public…

Private education as an area of study offers many opportunities to educational researchers. Four types of research that would include private education are discussed and examples of research possibilities under each type are offered. The first type involves fundamental educational processes. Suggested are studies of the effects of various levels…

Provides a comprehensive analysis of the full range of private educational approaches and an approximation for the future of nonpublic schools. (Author/RK)

This paper distills from a research conference, arranged by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), six questions that constitute an agenda for research on private education. Discussed after each of the following proposed questions are some of the past research studies relevant to the question, and the status of research in progress.…

Asserts that the real message of the 1981 Coleman report is the importance of school social climate, whether the school is public or private. Urges Catholic schools not to imitate public schools, but to retain their "private school" climate. One of three theme articles: "Reflections on the 1981 Coleman study". (SJL)

Much research comparing public and private schools infers that private schools' superiority is trivial, misleading, and results from skimming the best students. This article describes nontrivial private school advantages, such as a communitarian emphasis, greater influence on outside-class behavior, promotion of intergenerational bonding,…

Refers to the dilemma of public aid to nonpublic schools and suggests opportunities for a creative policy, if this problem is properly understood. (LN)

Argues that the alternative public schools will not be more than a small step toward needed educational flexibility, that the effort to broaden the discretion available to students and parents has been only incrementally successful, and that attempts to provide vital private programs fly the face of severe, unrelenting, governmentally imposed…

State regulations for private schools should minimize the social costs and maximize the social benefits of these schools. Private schools provide a unique laboratory for educational research. They also give clients more control over their lives, strengthen cultural diversity, and provide an opportunity for parents to choose educational methods…

Several public policy issues, particularly the ebb and flow of nonpublic school enrollment at elementary and secondary levels and the causes and implications of those fluctuations, were studied. The research consisted of a state-wide analysis and 12 case studies of nonpublic education in Louisiana. The eight chapters are organized into two major…