ChrisJohn.com October 31, 2004 Notes and quotes from the louisiana campaign trail supports vouchers for private and parochial schools Read Full Story http://www.chrisjohn.com/
Extractions: Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington DC West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming School Name or District Public schools cannot charge tuition. They are funded through federal, state and local taxes. When you pay your taxes, you are paying for your child's education and the education of other children in your community. Private schools cost money. Private schools do not receive tax revenues, but instead are funded through tuition, fundraising, donations and private grants. According to the National Association of Independent Schools, the median tuition for private day schools in the United States is close to $12,000 for grades 1 to 3, $13,000 for grades 6 to 8 and $15,000 for grades 9 to 12. The median tuition for boarding schools is $12,000 for grades 1 to 3, $27,000 for grades 6 to 9, and $28,000 for grades 9 to 12. Parochial schools generally charge somewhat less.
Extractions: Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington DC West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming School Name or District Public schools cannot charge tuition. They are funded through federal, state and local taxes. When you pay your taxes, you are paying for your child's education and the education of other children in your community. Private schools cost money. Private schools do not receive tax revenues, but instead are funded through tuition, fundraising, donations and private grants. According to the National Association of Independent Schools, the median tuition for private day schools in the United States is close to $12,000 for grades 1 to 3, $13,000 for grades 6 to 8 and $15,000 for grades 9 to 12. The median tuition for boarding schools is $12,000 for grades 1 to 3, $27,000 for grades 6 to 9, and $28,000 for grades 9 to 12. Parochial schools generally charge somewhat less.
School Vouchers Proponents of aid to parochial schools argued that it was unfair to tax louisiana State Board of Education (1930) took up the issue of indirect aid to http://members.tripod.com/~candst/vouch3.htm
Extractions: Visitors since 7/15/1998 Links Webrings Guest Book Contact Us This site is eye friendly: Use your browser's view options to increase or decrease font size After the Fourteenth Amendment made the Establishment Clause applicable to the states, the Supreme Court became the final arbiter of whether states could support religious schools through either direct or indirect funding. Research and writing by Susan Batte Before the Court could even reach this controversy, however, it first had to decide cases that arose as a result of the public right to educate all children colliding with a parent's private right to educate his child as he deemed appropriate Pierce v. Society of Sisters This collision occurred because most states had adopted compulsory attendance laws by the early part of the 20th Century. These laws required all children to attend state approved schools. In real terms, this meant that children could only attend public schools or schools approved by the local school board. If a child was attending a private or non-public school, his parents would be in violation of this law and subject to penalty. The court in Pierce v. Society of Sisters
Parochial School Aid Supreme Court Ruling on Chapter 2 Aid to parochial schools Using Chapter 2funds, a louisiana public school district furnished local private schools, http://www.dese.state.mo.us/schoollaw/freqaskques/PSA.htm
Extractions: Supreme Court Ruling on Chapter 2 Aid to Parochial Schools Mitchell v. Helms , 120 S.Ct. 2530 (2000) The United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, held that Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 does not violate the Establishment Clause. Chapter 2 allows local public schools to loan classroom materials to private and parochial schools. Using Chapter 2 funds, a Louisiana public school district furnished local private schools, a majority of which are parochial, with computers, computer software and library books. Plaintiffs sued on the grounds that this diversion of federal funds to parochial schools violates the Establishment Clause, which forbids the government from making any law respecting the establishment of religion. Using Agostini v. Felton , 521 U.S. 203 (1997) as its guide, the Court determined that the parochial schools Chapter 2 program did not have the effect of advancing religion. First, the Court determined that the program has a secular purpose. The aid allocated in the form of computers, software and books is accomplished on the basis of neutral, secular criteria that neither favors nor disfavors religion.
Louisiana Public Square What needs to be done to improve louisiana s public schools? 12 landscapeis the very high number of children who attend private or parochial schools. http://www.lpb.org/programs/LApublicsquare/topic003.html
Extractions: Biographies Cecil Picard , Board of Elementary and Secondary Education President Glenny Lee Buquet and BESE member Mary Washington Louisiana Public Square BACKGROUND Overview A number of groups outside Louisiana agree: The American Society of Civil Engineers rated the state as one of the ten worst states in terms of school buildings in need of repair. th The National Education Association ranked Louisiana 6 th worst in the nation for having the lowest salaries for public school teachers. (This is in spite of a 38% rise in average Louisiana teacher pay from 1996-97 to 2001-02.) SOCIAL ISSUES Council for A Better Louisiana STUDENT AND SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY At the core of the accountability program is high-stakes testing, which consists of exams aligned with content standards created for each subject. Such testing, while providing needed data for gauging performance, puts heightened stress on both the students and the teachers.
Alumni > Getting Involved ead9743@louisiana.edu. Acadia Parish. Richard LaVergne, Principal Rayne HighSchool. rlavergne@acadia. parochial schools Lafayette St. Thomas More http://www.coe.louisiana.edu/alumni/involved.html
Extractions: HOW IT BEGAN STEERING COMMITTEE EVENTS GETTING INVOLVED ... MEMBERSHIP Path: Alumni : Getting Involved We are providing you, the Alumni of the College of Education, with a list of people whom you can contact for more information about our fledgling chapter. If you are interested in becoming a Charter Member of the COE Alumni Chapter, please contact us or one of your fellow Alum's. The following list will provide you with the Parish (State contacts soon to follow), contact person and their e-mail information. We are here to help you get started, but we also want to continue, renew, or make new friendships. Membership / Networking Chair ead9743@louisiana.edu Acadia Parish rlavergne@acadia.K12.la.us
MSN Encarta - Louisiana The first school in the louisiana region was founded in 1725 in New Orleans by Subsequently a number of private and parochial schools were established. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761560280_7/Louisiana.html
Extractions: Search for books and more related to Louisiana Facts and Figures Quick information and statistics for Louisiana Encarta Search Search Encarta about Louisiana Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, Louisiana ... Click here Advertisement document.write(' Page 7 of 14 Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 18 items Dynamic Map Map of Louisiana Article Outline Introduction Physical Geography Economic Activities The People of Louisiana ... History B The three largest cities in the state are New Orleans Baton Rouge , and Shreveport . One of the principal cities of the South, New Orleans is the chief commercial and transportation center and port of Louisiana and one of the two leading industrial centers in the state. Its population in 2003 was 469,032. The city is the hub of a metropolitan area that covers eight parishes and held 1.3 million inhabitants in 2003. It included the city Metairie, which with a population of 149,428 (1996) was one of the largest in the state. Baton Rouge, with a 2003 population of 225,090, serves as the state capital of Louisiana. It is also one of the stateâs two leading industrial centers, with emphasis on oil refining and the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products. The Baton Rouge metropolitan area had 723,000 inhabitants in 2003.
Archived: State Regulation Of Private Schools - Louisiana This page provides louisiana s regulations governing private schools. used foroperating any boat to transport children to or from parochial schools. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/RegPrivSchl/louisian.html
Extractions: A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n State Regulation of Private Schools - June 2000 Registration/Licensing/Accreditation: Recordkeeping/Reports: The Superintendent of Education annually reimburses approved nonpublic schools for the actual cost incurred for providing school services, maintaining records and completing and filing mandatory reports e.g. Helms v. Cody , No. 85-5533, 1994 U.S. Dist. Lexis 8206 (E.D. La. June 10, 1994). Length of School Year/Day: Discrimination: Private schools that are racially segregated are ineligible for state assistance of any kind, including textbooks, materials and transportation. Brumfield v. Dodd , 405 F. Supp. 338 (E.D. La. 1977). Teacher Certification: Curriculum: Special Education: Helms v. Cody , No. 85-5533, 1994 U.S. Dist. Lexis 8206 (E.D. La. June 10, 1994). Health: Safety: Transportation: The Secretary of the Department of Revenue and Taxation will make refunds of gasoline taxes on gasoline used for operating any boat to transport children to or from parochial schools. Home Schooling: A home study plan is a program in which an approved curriculum can be implemented under the direction and control of a parent or a tutor. Any child eligible to attend an elementary or secondary school in Louisiana is eligible to participate in a home study plan. Home study regulations are found at R.S. 17:236 and 17:236.1.
SUPREME COURT TO REVISIT PUBLIC AID TO RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS In louisiana, Jefferson Parish taxpayers sued government officials in 1985, though, monthly special Critics of government aid to parochial and other http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/vouch6a.htm
Extractions: FLASH LINE HOME VISITORS WHAT'S NEW ... WELCOME FLASHLINE Web Posted: June 15, 1999 he nation's highest court decided Monday that it will examine whether public funds may be used to purchase instructional materials, computer and other items for use in religious, sectarian schools. The justices agreed to review a 14-year old dispute from Louisiana which many legal observers say is at the heart of the question over public aid to parochial and other faith-based schools. The Clinton administration applauded the court's announcement, and hopes that part of an $15 billion educational bill, including the spending of nearly $800 million on computer and related technology programs, will reach religious schools. According to the U.S. department of Education, in the 1997-98 school year more than $12 million in government funds was used for instructional and related materials in private and sectarian schools in 34 states. At issue is the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, which gives public schools money for special types of instructional materials. Public school districts are required to share any equipment a "secular, neutral and nonideological way" with private and sectarian schools in the district. In Louisiana, Jefferson Parish taxpayers sued government officials in 1985, though, saying that the program violated the First Amendment's establish clause ban on aid to religion. A federal judge upheld the aid program in 1997, but last August the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the ruling.
Pertinent Cases: Government Aid To Religious Schools louisiana STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (1930) Justices upheld a louisiana law that of children attending parochial schools for transportation costs. http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/vouch6b.htm
Extractions: FLASH LINE HOME VISITORS WHAT'S NEW ... WELCOME FLASHLINE Web Posted: June 15, 1999 he U.S.Supreme Court has decided to once again examine the issue of public aid to religious schools. Below is a list and summary of some of the major cases taken up by the high court. Many of these decisions were made in close votes, sometimes 5-4. You will also note that the justices looked carefully at the unique circumstances of each case; and their judgments obviously reflect the changing political coloration of the court. Indeed, there emerges a distinct trend where the court has become more accommodating of religion and religious institutions, and justifying some forms of government aid when the direct benefit is said to accrue to students rather than the faith-based institution operating the school. COCHRAN v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (1930) Justices upheld a Louisiana law that provided for the use of state funds to purchase textbooks for religious and public schools. Writing for the majority, Justice Charles Evans Hughes argued that the intent of the program was to benefit individual school children rather than religion or religious schools. "The school children and the state alone are the beneficiaries." By this argument, no clear benefit accrued to the religious institutions involved. EVERSON v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF EWING TOWNSHIP (1947)
Sarah Towles Reed Senior High School Library These databases were provided by the state department of education for all studentsin louisiana public, private and parochial schools. http://www.nops.k12.la.us/SchoolWebs/Reed/Reed Library/library.htm
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Louisiana History Teacher's Facts Of The Day - July & August 1 1731 The Company of the Indies gave up its charter of louisiana Colony 19 1955 Archibishop Rummel declares parochial schools will desgregate next http://www.louisiana101.com/factsjulaug.html
USCCB - Landmark Supreme Court Decisions & Catholic Schools private or parochial school. 1930 Cochran v. louisiana State Board of EducationUpheld a louisiana statute that authorized the purchasing and supplying http://www.usccb.org/education/parentassn/court.htm
Extractions: D oes the United States Constitution prohibit government aid to Catholic school teachers, students and their families? Does a wall separating church and state cocoon Catholic school communities from receiving any public policy benefits? Certainly not! A long history of landmark Supreme Court decisions affirms that Constitutional benefits are available.
LFT Position Paper At least since 1968, it has been the goal of the louisiana Catholic Conference to The evidence is in the very nature of private and parochial schools. http://www.lft-aft.org/Legislative/voucher position paper.htm
Extractions: LFT position paper: (Click or scroll to section heads) Supreme Court decision changes the political landscape Voucher supporters plan legislative assault Voucher agenda: transfer of funds from public to non-public schools LFT plans to fight voucher schemes ... Some questions for voucher supporters Supreme Court decision changes the political landscape The term vouchers as used in this paper refers to methods used to funnel public education funds to private and/or parochial schools. It was a concept first propounded by economist Milton Friedman in the early 1960s when he was Barry Goldwaters economics advisor. At least since 1968, it has been the goal of the Louisiana Catholic Conference to enact legislation in this state that would provide state support for tuition at parochial schools. Until this year, public education advocates assumed that vouchers could not become a serious threat because of the Constitutions First Amendment clause prohibiting the government establishment of religion. In June of 2002, however, that wall was breached when the United States Supreme Court ruled that voucher programs in Ohio do not violate the establishment clause of the Constitution.
Plaquemines Parish Information He named it louisiana in honor of FranceËs King Louis XIV. There are alsotwo parochial schools in Plaquemines parish to provide an alternative for http://www.enlou.com/parishes/plaquemines-parish.htm
Extractions: Unincorporated areas of interest in the parish include Alliance, Belair, Belle Chasse, Belvue, Benjamin Switch, Bertrandville, Bohemia, Boothville, Braithwaite, Buras, Burbridge, Burrwood, Carlisle, Cedar Grove, Dalcour, Davantto, Deer Range, Duvic, Empire, English Turn, Gloria, Greenwood, Happy Jack, Harlem,Ironton, Jesuit Bend, Junior, Linwood, Live Oak, Myrtle Grove, Naomi, Nero, Oak Point, Oakville, Ollie, Phoenix, Port Eads, Port Nickel, Port Sulphur, Promised Land, Reussite, Scarsdale, Scocola, St. Rosalie, Star, Stella, St. Leon, Sunrise, Tidewater, Triumph, Tropical Bend, Venice, Victory Switch, West Pointe a-la-Hache, Wills Point and Woodland.
Diocese Of Mississippi: Parochial Schools School is owned and operated by the Dioceses of Misssippi, louisiana, St.Andrew s Episcopal School is a parochial school of St. Andrew s Cathedral. http://www.dioms.org/schools.html
Extractions: Picayune, Mississippi The University of the South is owned and operated by the dioceses of Province IV. All Saints Episcopal Day School is owned and operated by the Dioceses of Misssippi, Louisiana, and West Louisiana. Coast Episcopal School is independently owned and operated maintaining a relationship of association with the Diocese of Mississippi. St. Andrew's Episcopal School is a parochial school of St. Andrew's Cathedral.
St. John Parish, Louisiana Private schools taught in the French language were established around 1869. has fourteen public schools, one private school and three parochial schools. http://www.sjbparish.com/community/history.htm
