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Hasidic Schools – A Lesson Regarding School Choice
The first compulsory attendance laws in America were introduced by Horace Mann in Massachusetts in 1852. This created a shift from what I consider to be true “public schools,” which were open to the public, but controlled by parents in local communities, to “government schools,” which we have had ever since. Today’s schools are funded by the government, regulated, and controlled by the government, and all of the standards are set and enforced by government dictates.
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Tagged A BEKA, ACE School of Tomorrow, Amish, Bob Jones Press, Christian Law Association, Common Core, education choice, ESAs, Hasidic schools, Homeschool Legal Defense Association, Horace Mann, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Protestants, Rutherford Institute, virtual charter schools, Vouchers, Wisconsin v. Yoder, yeshivas
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Should Tax-Payer Dollars Be Used for Private School Instruction?
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is slated to hear a case regarding the use of tax-payer dollars for private education. It seems that the more conservative judges will support this concept. Interestingly, although it grows the tax burden and increases government reach not merely over public school, but extends it over private schools as well, Republicans and Christians are two groups that almost always support this kind of legislation / ruling.
Espinoza vs. Montana Department of Revenue centers on the Montana Supreme Court’s decision to end a state program giving students scholarship aid to attend private schools. …
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Tagged betsy devos, charter schools, Donald Trump, Espinoza vs. Montana Department of Revenue, homeschools, Vouchers
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