School Voucher Plans: Are They Legal?.

McCarthy, Martha M.

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ERIC Number: EJ616235

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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School Voucher Plans: Are They Legal?

McCarthy, Martha M.

Journal of Education Finance, v26 n1 p1-22 Sum 2000

The U.S. Supreme Court through its interpretation of the First Amendment Establishment Clause may ultimately determine whether state-funded voucher proposals are widely adopted. This paper overviews changes in Establishment-Clause doctrine, reviews relevant litigation, and explores potential implications of recent legal developments. (Contains 80 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Problems, Parochial Schools, Private School Aid, Privatization, State Aid, State Church Separation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Establishment Clause; First Amendment; Lemon v Kurtzman

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