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Private Schools: Good for Students, Good for Families,
Good for America. This tri-fold brochure makes the case for private
education in America. Cost: Free for PDF version; price varies by quantity
for hardcopy.
Private Schools and the No Child Left Behind Act.
This 75-page resource describes the No Child Left Behind Act and the services
available to students and teachers in private schools. Cost: $20.
Children with Disabilities Placed by Their Parents
in Private Schools: An IDEA practices Toolkit. The toolkit was developed
to help parents, private school officials, and public school officials
understand the provisions of the Individuals With Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA) that relate to children with disabilities who have been placed
by their parents in private schools. Cost: Free.
Distinguished Practices of Distinguished Schools.
Find out how exemplary private schools approach curriculum, professional
development, school culture, leadership, family involvement, character
education, assessment. Cost: Free.
Publications and Resources Outside CAPE
Private
Schools: A Brief Portrait. This report from the National Center for
Education Statistics "examines private schools, how they differ by
type (Catholic, other religious, and nonsectarian), and how they differ
from public schools."
Private
School Universe Survey, 1999-2000. This report from the National Center
for Education Statistics "presents data on private schools with grades
kindergarten through twelve by selected characteristics such as school
size, school level, religious orientation, geographic region, community
type, and program emphasis."
State Regulation
of Private Schools: June 2000. This publications by the Office of
Non-Public Education at the U.S. Department of Education "provides
a brief description, by state, of the legal requirements that apply to
private schools."
Office
of Non-Public Education, U.S. Department of Education. "Our mission
is to represent the interests, activities and needs of the private elementary
and secondary school community at the U.S. Department and to consult with
the private school community on the participation of students and teachers
in programs and initiatives of U.S. Department of Education."
Private
School Scholarship Providers. A listing from the National Association
of Independent Schools of the various organizations that provide scholarship
assistance to parents.
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