Parental rights and state compulsory school attendance requirements are limited by constitutional constraints, as shown in three benchmark cases. The article also cites cases to show the impact of compulsory education laws on home schooling, which is increasing. The state retains the power to impose minimum curriculum requirements. Cites…

The public does not care for the difference between public and private sponsorship so much as for the missions of all American colleges and universities. The general public and, increasingly, the legislative public see the entire mix, from community college to comprehensive university, as a system. (MLW)

Spectacular contemporary growth in private higher education challenges the "new institutionalism" and its emphasis on "isomorphism." The growth brings great inter-organizational distinctiveness and is linked to technically rational competition. Findings about this growth and distinctiveness lead us to re-assess and revise…

Twenty years ago, home education was treated as a crime in almost every state. Today, it is legal all across America, despite strong and continued opposition from many within the educational establishment. This paper explores the various factors behind its success and resiliency against antagonistic social and political pressures. In the early…

This paper reviews the development of early childhood care and education in the Caribbean region since World War II. Despite the growth of private early childhood facilities throughout the region in the immediate post-war period, supply was inadequate to satisfy demand. Governments, pressured by rising social and economic problems, were to varying…

U.S. students now have four choices of schooling: public schooling, private-religious schooling, private-independent schooling, and home-schooling. Of these options, home-schooling is the most novel. Since legalization across the states in the last few decades, it has grown in importance and legitimacy as an alternative choice. Thus, it is now…

Public education has been a major growth industry in the 1990s, expanding its employment by nearly 24 percent from 1988 to 1998. The 1.8 million jobs added in state and local government education functions placed this sector third among America's growth industries in the sheer magnitude of its employment rise. This report examines the record of…

The author examines private schools: their origins, the current rise in new private schools and private school enrollment, student ethnic and racial characteristics, private education function, the federal government's role in private education, and future outlook for private education. (CT)

Reviews court decisions applying to student religious practice and provides student personnel administrators with guidelines for dealing with the freedom of religion issue. Differences between private and public higher education institutions are considered. (RC)

States that private education in Canada (which represents 3.6 percent of elementary secondary enrollment) flourishes because it is democratic; parents, teachers, and the public are permitted to establish alternative systems of education. It also provides diversity and encourages innovation and experimentation. (NEC)

The author urges Catholic educators to fight federal regulation of their schools and to extend the freedom of education according to one's conscience to the poor as well as the rich. (SJL)

The first part of this paper challenges the traditional dichotomy between formal and informal education. Part two discusses a variety of nonformal education programs in the United States. The concluding section highlights the biases in favor of more affluent youngsters and the national character of much nonformal education. (Author/SJL)

Research needs to be conducted to find out why parents send their children to private schools. The public schools must be willing to adopt the desirable qualities of private schools that are adaptable to the public sector. (Author/IRT)

The development of dyslexia research and treatment in Germany is traced, focusing on the antidyslexia movement that has influenced the public schools and led to the establishment of private sector programs. The programs recognize the importance of individual differences, clinical diagnosis, and educational treatment based on scientific…