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Carr, Kari A.; Decker, Janet – Journal of Catholic Education, 2015
In the past 50 years, the share of students enrolled in U.S. Catholic schools has declined from approximately 12% to 3%. In reaction, many urban Catholic schools have closed and subsequently reopened as public charter schools in order to receive governmental funding and to increase enrollment. As public schools, these Catholic- affiliated charter…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Charter Schools, Educational Trends, Urban Schools
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Russo, Charles J.; Gregory, David L. – Journal of Law and Education, 2001
Challenges assertion in article by the Alexanders that "Ex Corde Ecclesiae" will increase risk that Catholic institutions of higher education will violate the Establishment Clause. Authors argue that recent Establishment Clause decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court have effectively eliminated the wall of separation between church and…
Descriptors: Catholics, Church Role, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Russo, Charles J.; Orsi, Michael P. – Momentum, 1992
Reviews federal laws and Supreme Court rulings on aid to nonpublic schools. Contends the current wave of school choice legislation is limited to nonsectarian private schools. Supports the National Catholic Educational Association's agenda for political action and public policy in pursuit of funding for nonpublic schools. (RAJ)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation