There’s an interesting editorial in Education Week this week about the legalities and practicalities of starting religious charter schools. One of the authors, Lawrence D. Weinberg, has a book on the subject coming out in September. Food for thought.
Meanwhile, National Review editor Jonah Goldberg argues for converting all public schools to private, parochial, or charter schools. You can read his editorial here in the Dallas Morning News.
The book is now available.
Religious Charter Schools: Legalities and Practicalities, by Lawrence D. Weinberg, Esq., Ed.D., published by Information Age Publishing, explores the constitutionality of religion-based charter schools, as grounded in law using the latest precedents. The legal context includes a detailed analysis of the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The book concludes that charter schools present an opportunity for parents and communities to form charter schools that will accommodate their beliefs and are sensitive to the culture and mores of the religious group; however, the Constitution does not allow them to form schools that endorse their beliefs.
Further information can be found at http://www.infoagepub.com/products/content/p46435ad155ab1.php
It may be purchased through Amazon.com or other sellers:
http://www.amazon.com/Religious-Charter-Schools-Legalities-Practicalities/dp/1593117582