The Future of School Choice.In the most anticipated decision of its 2002 term, the Supreme Court ruled, in the case of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, , was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court which tested the permissibility of school vouchers in relation to the establishment clause of the First Amendment. , that the school voucher A school voucher, also called an education voucher, is a certificate by which parents are given the ability to pay for the education of their children at a school of their choice, rather than the public school (UK state school) to which they were assigned. program in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. , did not violate the Constitution's ban on the "establishment" of religion. Opponents of vouchers were predictably disappointed but pledged to fight on. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In The Future of School Choice, a group of distinguished authors examine the meaning of the recent Supreme Court decision and consider the new political and policy context it has created. 2003, 268 pages ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 0-8179-3952-0 $15.00 paper To Order ... call 800.935.2882 or visit us online at www.hoover.org HOOVER INSTITUTION The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded by Herbert Hoover at Stanford University, his alma mater. The Institution was founded in 1919 and over time has amassed a huge archive of documentation related to President ... ideas defining a free society HOOVER INSTITUTION, Stanford University Toll-free: 877.466.8374 Fax: 650.723.1687 info@hoover.stanford.edu www.hoover.org |
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