Britain's 1993 Education Act makes faith-based, grant-maintained schools a possibility. Existing faith-based private schools may apply to be reestablished as grant-maintained. Relevant clauses in the act were strongly influenced by the Christian Schools Campaign. Survey shows that only 10 of the 53 surveyed schools linked to the Christian Schools…

Reviews the Supreme Court's decisions regarding aid to students in religious schools. Reveals two distinct constitutionality theories as basis for the decisions. Regarding the constitutionality of voucher programs, the decisive issue is "how," not "what," public aid is directed to religious institutions. (MMU)

Non-public education can be viewed as one way of decentralizing the provision of education. The present study explores the ways in which non-public education is understood along with the scope of that education in countries belonging to the OECD. It focuses for the most part on the situation in Poland. The role of non-public kindergartens and…

The Packwood/Moynihan/Roth Tuition Tax Relief Act of 1981 and the nearly 20 other tuition tax credit bills introduced since the beginning of the current session of Congress are intended to provide tax credits for a portion of the tuition paid for private education. Two major studies attempting to determine the impacts of passage of a tuition tax…

Examines considerations of tax reform and their impact on the ability of colleges and universities to attract private giving, frequently making the difference between institutional death and survival. (Author/PG)

This paper examines the legal questions involved in public financial support and resulting public control of private schools in both Canada and the U.S. Three factors are responsible for increased public interest in private schools in recent years, the paper states: increased educational costs, concern over the concept of equal education, and…

This report transmits the fruits of an inquiry into the constitutional constraints on the question of whether it is possible in Massachusetts to design programs to assist private higher education with public funds. The original focus of the inquiry was on the Massachusetts Constitution, especially its unique Amendment 46. Amendment 46 suggests…

This document reports the results of a study made in Washington State to assess the present status of the 11 private colleges and universities in the State. It was found that these private institutions are serving a vital purpose in offering students a diversified choice in type of education and curriculum. The institutions, presently serving…

Recent public interest in the unique financial problems of private higher education has resulted in proposals and legislation for state support of independent institutions. Although public assistance alleviates the private colleges' financial problems, it also obligates them to increase state supervision of their activities. Several state boards…

The yardstick for determining the constitutionality of state aid to parochial schools is now in three questions: Does the law in question meet a valid secular purpose? Does the law either advance or inhibit religion? Does the law create an excessive governmental entanglement with religion? (Author/IRT)

Explores the extent to which the Supreme Court's application of the First Amendment's prohibition against establishment of religion is forcing federal and state governments to forgo distributive justice for needy children. Examines possibilities for greater distributive justice. (MLF)

Discusses the complexity of the Constitutional separation of church and state. Citing specific cases, argues against strict separation on the grounds that the Supreme Court has, historically, managed to accommodate the separationist approach without inhibiting any religion. Advocates tuition vouchers for parochial school students as a way of…

This report argues, using Arizona as an illustration, for a market-based school funding paradigm characterized by per-pupil allocations that follow each student to the school of their choice. The report explains what is wrong with the current system, compares the market-based approach to others that have been proposed, and demonstrates how…

Discusses the recent parochial school aid case Pearl vs Nyquist and compares it with other recent United States Supreme Court rulings on parochiad. (JF)

Discusses recent United States Supreme Court rulings on aid to parochial schools. (JF)