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Tax Credit Scholarship Programs And The Changing Ecology Of Public Education, Hillel Y. Levin
Tax Credit Scholarship Programs And The Changing Ecology Of Public Education, Hillel Y. Levin
Scholarly Works
The traditional model of public education continues to be challenged by advocates of school choice. Typically associated with charter schools, magnet schools, and tuition voucher programs, these advocates have recently introduced a new school choice plan, namely tax credit scholarship programs. More than a dozen states have adopted such programs, and hundreds of millions of dollars are now diverted each year from public programs to private schools. These programs are poorly understood and under-studied by legal scholars. This Article assesses the place of these programs within the ecology of public education, considers the fundamentally different approaches states have taken to …
Today's College Degree Should Be As Accessible As A High School Diploma, Richard C. Crepeau
Today's College Degree Should Be As Accessible As A High School Diploma, Richard C. Crepeau
UCF Forum
In his recent State of the Union message, President Obama mentioned the high cost of higher education. This is an issue that he raised a year ago at the same venue, and one that the vice president has been spearheading. For those of us who have been on a college campus for quite some time it is an issue of growing significance.
From Plyler To Daca, Policy Guiding Undocumented Students' Rights In A Public Education System And Its Pipeline To Higher Education, L. Guzman-Duvernois
From Plyler To Daca, Policy Guiding Undocumented Students' Rights In A Public Education System And Its Pipeline To Higher Education, L. Guzman-Duvernois
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This study was designed to provide a guide and understanding of policy, and/or case law pertinent to undocumented students in our school system. The presentation, a non-traditional format, comprised a historical review of case law, statutes, and other legal authority which discuss the legal rights of undocumented students in the United States' public schools. The primary purpose of this study was to increase the reader's understanding of policy related to the undocumented immigrant student population in our American system of education. The secondary purpose was to examine the different aspects of immigration and other policy that have impacted student access …