The Common Core curriculum standards represent the culmination of nearly three decades of federally driven centralization of curriculum--including content, pedagogy, and curriculum-based testing--in American K-12 education. Over the course of this period, decisions moved further away from schools and school systems upward toward higher levels of…

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…

Considers the use of differential fees for the same tuition services as a means to widen the financial accessibility of nongovernment schools to children of less affluent parents in Australia. (Author)

The Supreme Court's decision in "Mueller v. Allen" raises important constitutional questions about state financial support for the promotion of religion. The case also raises the issue of whether this nation can provide adequate financial support for public schools while simultaneously diverting tax resources to the nonpublic schools.…

In deciding on the constitutionality of a variety of practices involving schools, courts have been increasingly called upon to balance the two First Amendment religious guarantees--that Congress shall not make any laws respecting the establishment nor prohibiting the free exercise of religion. This fifth chapter in a book on school law discusses…

In this publication, six scholars interested in private education and knowledgeable in economic policy and politics present several different views of government aid to private schools. In the lead essay, William Cage argues that supporters of private schooling are shortsighted in advocating public aid for private education. Government aid, says…

Reviewing public education versus private education concerns, the author outlines the dangers of privatization and presents a strong argument for strengthening public education. (MD)

Satirical projection of the future of education up to 1994 when, says the author, public school enrollment will have dropped to only 13.2 percent of all school children and tuition tax credits will have led to a greatly expanded enrollment in private schools and increasing computer sales. (JBM)

Acknowledges the good work of private schools but resists the provision of further direct or indirect government aid to these schools. Argues that tax credits will adversely affect public education and American society. (Author/WD)

Presents the debate over tax relief measures for parents of children in nonpublic schools and suggests future directions. Concludes that such measures would benefit middle-class rather than rich or poor parents. Maintains that the central issue in the debate is the balance between parental and community interests. (Author/JM)

The voucher intervention sponsored by New York City's School Choice Scholarships Foundation (SCSF) has been a valuable source of information about such programs. It began in 1997, when K-4 public school students were invited to apply to SCSF for a voucher to help defray costs of private school tuition. Over 1,200 of 20,000 applicants were offered…

An examination of the issues in the debate over federal tuition tax credits for private elementary and secondary education involves the context of the debate, pros and cons, costs, beneficiaries, legal questions, and the public interest. Proponents of tuition tax credits object to paying both school taxes and private tuition; they wish to deduct…

This edited transcript presents a debate between the supporters of two competing federal policies. One is the tuition tax credit proposal contained in the Packwood-Moynihan Bill which would provide federal income tax relief for private school tuition and related expenses. The other is the Carter administration's proposal to expand and improve…