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Richard W Garnett

School choice

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Common Schools And The Common Good: Reflections On The School-Choice Debate, Richard W. Garnett Aug 2016

Common Schools And The Common Good: Reflections On The School-Choice Debate, Richard W. Garnett

Richard W Garnett

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Simple Justice: Kids Deserve School Choice – (Opinion: By Richard Garnett) Public Discourse – February 4, 2013, Richard Garnett Jan 2014

Simple Justice: Kids Deserve School Choice – (Opinion: By Richard Garnett) Public Discourse – February 4, 2013, Richard Garnett

Richard W Garnett

Simple Justice: Kids Deserve School Choice – (Opinion: by Richard Garnett) Public Discourse – February 4, 2013


The Theology Of The Blaine Amendments, Richard W. Garnett Nov 2013

The Theology Of The Blaine Amendments, Richard W. Garnett

Richard W Garnett

The Supreme Court affirmed, in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, that the Constitution permits us to experiment with school-choice programs and, in particular, with programs that include religious schools. However, the constitutions of nearly forty States contain provisions - generically called Blaine Amendments - that speak more directly and, in many cases, more restrictively, than does the First Amendment to the flow of once-public funds to religious schools. This Article is a series of reflections, prompted by the Blaine Amendments, on education, citizenship, political liberalism, and religious freedom. First, the Article considers what might be called the federalism defense of the provisions. …


The Right Questions About School Choice: Education, Religious Freedom, And The Common Good, Richard W. Garnett Nov 2013

The Right Questions About School Choice: Education, Religious Freedom, And The Common Good, Richard W. Garnett

Richard W Garnett

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Education Reform At The Crossroads: Politics, The Constitution, And The Battle Over School Choice, Richard W. Garnett Nov 2013

Education Reform At The Crossroads: Politics, The Constitution, And The Battle Over School Choice, Richard W. Garnett

Richard W Garnett

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