Topic 5

Topic 5: Legal, Political, and Financial

The Constitution and Federal Jurisdiction in American Education, Kerry L. Morgan

Role Of Federal Government In Public Education: Historical Perspectives, Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins and Margaret Hawkins Hill

The Evolving Federal Role in Education: An Introductory Essay, Don Wolfensberger (2005)

CATO Institute: Refuting Federal Role in Education

Key Issue: Prayer in School (Religion and Education)

An old debate over religion in school is opening up again

Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, USDOE (February 7, 2003)

ACLU Resources

Key Issues: School Choice, Private Schools, Homeschooling, Charter Schools

Charter Schools Not the Answer, Especially if We Fail to Identify the Question, Thomas

Comparing Private Schools and Public Schools Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (NCES, USDOE, 2006)

Private School Costs, Bruce Baker

Charter Schools, Bruce Baker

Liberals, Don’t Homeschool Your Kids, D. Goldstein

See related: Response to Goldstein, The Atlantic

Multiple Choice (CREDO, 2009)