Controversy surrounding private education involves questions of compulsory education's role in inculcating values, how much alike public and private schools should be, and the duty of educational institutions to conform to constitutional norms. This book examines government regulation and resistance, legislative and judicial approaches, and issues of equality and educational effectiveness in the context of private schools. Chapter 1 "Introduction: Private Schools and Public Values" (Neal E. Devins) provides a general overview of the topic. Following this the book is divided into four parts, with the remaining 12 chapters numbered consecutively from Chapter 1. Part I, "Private Schools and the Purposes of Compulsory Education," is comprised of the following chapters: (2) "The State's Interest in Racially Nondiscriminatory Education" (Robert K. Fullinwider); (3) "Values Inculcation and the Schools: The Need for a New Pierce' Compromise" (Michael A. Rebell); and (4) "Educational Choice as a Civil Rights Strategy" (Stephen Arons). Part II, "Law, Politics, and the Regulation of Private Schools," contains the following chapters: (5) "Employment Discrimination in Religious Schools: A Constitutional Analysis" (William P. Marshall; Joanne C. Brant); (6) "The Establishment Clause as a Limit on Governmental Regulation of Religious Schools" (Carl H. Esbeck); and (7) "Taxing Discrimination: Federal Regulation of Private Education by the Internal Revenue Service" (Jeremy A. Rabkin). Part III, "Private Schools and the Pursuit of the Public Good," contains the following chapters: (8) "Effective Schools and Equal Opportunity" (John E. Chubb; Terry M. Moe); (9) "Catholic Schools and Racial Segregation" (Robert L. Crain, Christine H. Rossell); and (10) "Education as a Public and Private Good" (Henry M. Levin). Part IV, "Prospects for Reform," contains the following chapters: (11) "Education and the Power of the State: Reconceiving Some Problems and Their Solutions" (John Lachs; Shirley M. Lachs); (12) "State Control of the Private School's Curriculum: An Essay in Law, Jurisprudence, and Political Philosophy" (Tyll van Geel); and (13) "The Constitution and Private Schools" (Erwin Chemerinsky). Each chapter contains a list of references, and the book includes notes on contributors and an index. (AF)