ERIC Number: ED293964
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Sep
Pages: 48
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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After "Aguilar v. Felton": Chapter 1 Services for Massachusetts Nonpublic School Students. Final Report.
Millsap, Mary Ann; Wilber, Nancy
In July 1985 the Supreme Court ruled in Aguilar v. Felton that public school employees could no longer provide instruction, including Chapter 1 services, on religious school premises, previously the most common service delivery model used. This study addresses the following questions: (1) what portion of the decline in services to nonpublic school students in Massachusetts is attributable to the Aguilar decision; (2) why have districts and nonpublic schools pursued particular options; and (3) what are continuing issues to be addressed to restore enrollments and respond to equitability issues? Among the findings were the following: (1) between 1984-85 and 1986-87 nonpublic school student enrollment in Massachusetts Chapter 1 programs dropped 40 percent and public school participation dropped less than 4 percent; (2) most of the drop in service for nonpublic school children may be attributed to the Aguilar decision; (3) Chapter 1 coordinators, nonpublic school principals, and church officials have invested much energy in finding alternative to Chapter 1 services for religious school children; and (4) a few districts are now using mobile vans and computer-assisted instruction after experiencing significant enrollment losses and other problems with alternate sites. Implications for Federal policy are discussed. A table illustrates the data. (BJV)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Catholic Schools, Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Rate, Equal Education, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Mobile Educational Services, Private School Aid, Private Schools, Program Development, Public Policy, Relocatable Facilities, State Church Separation, Urban Education
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Policy Studies Associates, Inc., Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A