"Outlook" is the monthly newsletter of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE). This issue includes the following articles: (1) Elections Boost Prospects for School Choice; (2) Final Regulations for Title I Released; and (3) CAPENotes.

Traditional word problems have not fulfilled the goal of mathematical sense-making for many students. Some studies have shown that authentic contexts, such as model-eliciting tasks, have the potential to engage students in making sense of realistic situations. However, there has been little research on the kinds of knowledge needed by teachers to…

This booklet discusses the pros and cons of using public funds for vouchers or other plans to subsidize the costs of private schooling. An important but sometimes overlooked issue in the school-choice debate is how private schools might change if they accepted government support. Some lessons can be found in the experiences of other industrialized…

This report examines the financing patterns and demographic characteristics of students at private, for-profit institutions. There are three levels of private, for-profit institutions: less-than-2-year, 2-year, and 4-year institutions. The analysis focuses on students attending 2-year and less-than-2-year, for-profit institutions. The high…

This collection of essays addresses the particular qualities of character education in Catholic schools. The focus of the essays is on developing Christian character in students and the envisionment of the Catholic school graduate as a Christ-like person. Specific suggestions are made for early childhood, middle school, and secondary school…

Compares two court cases to determine (1) the nature of the institution itself and (2) the nature of State involvement at the institution. Points out that (1) a confrontation between two constitutionally protected rights and (2) the significance of the absence of any racial discrimination characterize both cases. (Author)

Offers reasons why public schools should cooperate with local families educating their children at home: opposing home schooling is rarely fruitful; supporting home schoolers can improve public relations; home schooling offers otherwise unobtainable insights into child learning; and home-schooled students participating in district programs may…

Examines American independent schools (parochial, southern segregated, and private institutions) in terms of their funding, expenditures, changing enrollment patterns, teacher-student ratios, and societal functions. Journal available from Daedalus Subscription Department, 1172 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02132. (AM)

In England and Wales the lack of effective articulation between each adjacent sector of formal education within the public system of education is characteristic. It is seen as likely that deeply ingrained characteristics of dualism, elitism, and extreme localization will prevent real improvement in articulation. (Author/MLW)

Reviews trends in Canadian private school enrollment by province from 1920-1978. Provides statistics on number of private schools and any denominational affiliation. Discusses Canadian legislation governing private schools, the role of private education, and the fact that private schools are found largely in democratic nations. (NEC)

Writing from the hypothetical vantage point of the year 1994, the authors identify five reasons for the growth of private schools and the decline of public education in the 1980s: conflicting idologies within the public schools; teacher disenchantment; the back to basics movement; ethnic group pressures; and economic cutbacks. (SJL)

From the perspective of a Catholic educator, the author examines the education planks of the 1980 Democratic and Republican Party platforms, particularly those planks relating to private education and tuition tax credits. (SJL)

It is suggested that the education system in the United States faces a compelling need to reexamine the premise that much has been accomplished in a structure of pluralism and diversity, and it needs to question directly the effectiveness of a fragmented, divided structure. (MLW)

The Massachusetts law which was a model for PL 94-142 has not served as intended. About half the decisions under the law result in a handicapped child being placed in a more restrictive situation. (Author/GC)

Proposes a research agenda, based on a case-study methodology, that focuses on whole curriculum policy at the school level, as opposed to focusing on particular subjects. Also lays the groundwork for a research project that has implications for nongovernment schooling throughout the English-speaking world. (Contains 38 references.) (WFA)