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Uses an ongoing legal controversy to explore the controversial subject of religious liberty and education.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction
Part One - Philosophical Perspectives on Religious Liberty in Education
In Defense of Yeshiva Autonomy by Kevin VallierEducational Pluralism: Distinctive Schools and Academic Accountability by Ashley BernerPork Eating is Not a Reasonable Way of Life: Yeshiva Education vs. Liberal Educational Theory by Rita KoganzonPart Two - Religious Liberty and Education Law
State Regulation of Curriculum in Private Religious Schools: A Constitutional Analysis by Aaron SaigerThe Yeshiva Case: A Legal Path Forward by Howard Slugh and Devorah GoldmanChallenges to Educational Freedom in Europe by Charles L. GlennPart Three - Implications for Different Communities
"Substantial Equivalency": Implications for the Jewish Community by Avi SchickThe Philosophical Futility of "Substantial Equivalency" in the Interplay of Religious and Public Education: A Christian School Perspective by Jay FergusonBetween Tradition and Regulation: What Can Muslim Education Offer the West? by Jibran KhanAn Impossible (and Impermissible) Dream: Equivalency in Homeschools by Michael P. DonnellyPart Four - Charting a Path Forward
Conclusion: Rabbi Nehorai Gets the Last Word by Ira StollAbout the Contributors
About the author
Jason M. Bedrick is director of policy for EdChoice and an adjunct scholar with the Cato Institute. He previously served as a legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and was an education policy research fellow at the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy.
Jay P. Greene is Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas. His current areas of research interest include school choice, culturally enriching field trips, and the effect of schools on non-cognitive and civic values.
Matthew H. Lee is Distinguished Doctoral Fellow and Senior Research Assistant in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas. Previously, he was a high school history teacher at a charter school in Massachusetts.
Summary
Uses an ongoing legal controversy to explore the controversial subject of religious liberty and education.
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New York state education officials’ initial response to the Yeshiva controversy represents the worst of government overreach into private and religious education. The Catholic Church recognizes parents as the first educators of their children and thus they maintain the right to choose a school according to their conscience. Religious leaders’ fears of government intrusion into what and how we teach in our schools are no longer hypothetical. This wide-ranging compilation of papers represents diverse religious perspectives and utilizes experts from a wide range of professional backgrounds to reaffirm the importance of religious freedom for families and the religious institutions where they choose to educate their children. Parents, religious leaders and policy leaders, who value religious freedom, would be well-advised to read this book as a means of preparing for the many challenges to come.
