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Devins, Neal E. – 1989
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…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Peer reviewedLong, Gerald P. – OAH Magazine of History, 1990
Presents background information on Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Wisconsin could not compel Amish students to attend high school. Outlines a lesson plan for simulating the court's decision. Includes discussion questions that distinguish between the First Amendment establishment and free exercise clauses and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civil Liberties, Compulsory Education, Constitutional Law
