religion in the public schools

This anthology examines four cases involving issues of students' rights: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Engel v. Vitale, Tinker v. Des Moines, and Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District.

Contains fourteen articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to religion in schools.

Contains twenty-four essays by various authors in which they present different perspectives on issues related to education, addressing questions about the state of public education, school choice, multicultural approaches, religious and moral values, and reform.

Examines the controversies related to religion in schools in countries around the world, explaining why it is not just an American conflict and how it has impacted education in other countries and cultures.

Presents twenty-six essays that argue opposing positions on such education issues as whether alternatives to public education are viable, what role religious and moral values should play in public education, and how public education can be improved.

Examines the controversial 1962 Supreme Court case between Steven Engel, an orthodox Jew who objected to the 1951 ruling by the New York State Board of Regents requiring morning prayers in its schools, and President of the board William J. Vitale.

Points out that although a 1962 Supreme Court case ruling declared official prayers in public schools to be unconstitutional, the separation of church and state remains an issue.