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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
George Shultz, James Timbie, Adele Hayutin: The Emerging New World
Join us for a rare conversation with renowned statesman George Shultz, former long-time State Department official James Timbie and economist Adele Hayutin about opportunities facing the United States and the world at this unique point in history.
The Federal Role In Education
Assistant Secretary James Blew and Eric Hanushek discussed The Federal Role in Education on Capital Conversations.
Are Vouchers Constitutional?
Yes, and here’s how to design them
The Promise of Choice
Clint Bolick on the fight to transform America’s schools.
TOUGH CHOICES: Vouchers and the Supreme Court
In the summer of 2002, the Supreme Court will announce its decision on a Cleveland school voucher case that many are calling the most important case on educational opportunities since Brown v. the Board of Education in 1954. In the Cleveland vouchers program, 96 percent of the participating children use government-funded tuition vouchers to attend religious schools. Is such an arrangement constitutional, or does it violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment, which has served as the constitutional basis for the separation of church and state? Just how should the Supreme Court rule, and what effect will its ruling have on the future of vouchers in the United States?