Sentences with phrase «religious schools in a program»

[xliii] In a stinging dissent, Judge Andrew Kleinfeld observed, «Discriminating against religious schools in a program of otherwise general availability makes no sense as a strategy for avoiding an establishment of religion, because treating everyone the same without regard to religion is hard to see as «establishing» anything — except equality.»

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There are many, many schools which prohibit any and all music with a religious text from their curricula and prohibit teachers from programming such music for concerts no matter how balanced the program may be (that is, it encompasses secular and sacred, accompanied and unaccompanied, difficult and easy, music in a variety of styles and from a variety of musical eras.

Messages of fidelity, monogamy, and delay of first sexual experience can be transmitted in a secular manner» for example, through life - skills programs at schools» and / or these messages can come through religious leaders and organizations.

One of the more promising innovations in state - level education policy has been the establishment of programs that encourage privately - funded scholarships for students attending private and religious elementary and secondary schools.

Having met several products of Wheaton College's educational programs... I would say the religious aspect definitely hurts the quality of education they receive, especially those who are interested in continuing to graduate school in math and science.

The literalist mentality does not manifest itself only in conservative churches, private - school enclaves, television programs of the evangelical right, and a considerable amount of Christian bookstore material; one often finds a literalist understanding of Bible and faith being assumed by those who have no religious inclinations, or who are avowedly antireligious in sentiment.

The traditional pattern included childhood church and Sunday school attendance, followed by participation in religious youth programs.

Div.s got a theological master's from a seminary or divinity school rather than, or in addition to, an academic master's from a religious studies program.

Church schools and better programs in those schools was the answer of religious education.

Under the California provisions, for example, the state supreme court invalidated a program providing fourteen dollars» worth of purely secular books for the use of children enrolled in religious schools.

According to First Liberty Institute, a legal religious freedom organisation, Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley has taken part in the Lyon County School District community flyer distribution program for years.

A growing coalition of conservative political leaders, religious groups and government officials is leading the attack against publicly supported programs of sex education, school - based health centers, guidance programs in family planning, and other activities designed to address the sexual needs of youth from both a social and a health perspective.

As White expressed it, the potential for impermissible fostering of religion in secular classrooms — an untested, assumption of the court, so far as he was concerned — paradoxically rendered unacceptable the state's efforts to ensure that secular teachers under religious discipline would successfully avoid conflicts between the religious mission of the school and the secular purpose of the state's education program.

Most Americans assume that the separation of church and state is a fundamental principle deeply rooted in American constitutionalism; that the First Amendment was intended to ensure that government does not involve itself with religion (and vice versa); and that contemporary debates over such vexing issues as school prayer, voucher programs, government funding of faith - based organizations, and the rights of religious minorities represent ongoing attempts to realize the separation intended by the Founders and like - minded early Americans.

The state programs reviewed by the court in 1971 contained provisions intended to guarantee that funds going directly to schools or teachers would be used to defray the costs of instruction or services that were in no sense religious but rather «secular, neutral or nonideological.»

Dennis, in 1962, found no significant difference between the audience and non-audience of religious programs up to the high - school level of education.

Those earlier rulings also recognized that a measure extending governmental assistance to sectarian schools in the performance of secular functions does not constitute a «law respecting an establishment of religion» merely because the secular program may incidentally benefit a church in fulfilling its religious mission.

Does the Constitution permit governments to include students attending religious schools in a school - choice program?

Following this approach, we might exclude parochial schools but not nonreligious private schools from a school - voucher program, or bar religious student groups but not chess clubs and neighborhood - watch associations from meeting in public school classrooms.

In dozens of cases in which the Court has either sustained or invalidated programs of financial assistance to children attending religious schools, the Court has never ruled that any of these programs lacked a valid secular purposIn dozens of cases in which the Court has either sustained or invalidated programs of financial assistance to children attending religious schools, the Court has never ruled that any of these programs lacked a valid secular purposin which the Court has either sustained or invalidated programs of financial assistance to children attending religious schools, the Court has never ruled that any of these programs lacked a valid secular purpose.

The school does not embrace a specific religious doctrine, but the program is based on a belief that all humans — in fact, all living things — possess a spiritual dimension.

Waldorf School of Princeton welcomes students and employees of any color; race; sexual orientation; ethnic, national, cultural, social, or religious backgrounds; and any other characteristic protected by law in its admissions and employment practices, as well as in participation in its programs and events.

The school does not embrace a specific religious doctrine, but the program is based on a belief that all humans - in fact, all living things - possess a spiritual dimension.

Questions during the off - topic portion of the press conference included his opinion of the expected Democratic candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election and whether he'll campaign for Gentile, the prospect of Department of Homeland Security losing funding, religious organizations renting City school facilities for prayer / worship services and the related lawsuit, a NY Post report criticizing a newly - created NYPD training program, reported terror threats against shopping malls, the absence of a Lunar New Year message from the mayor and his non-attendance at the Lunar New Year parade, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's comment that their relationship will be «the best relationship between a mayor and governor in modern political history,» his scheduled trip to Albany on Wednesday and delays in federal funding of Sandy rebuilding.

In response to a sharp uptick in hate crimes across New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a $ 25 million program that would provide additional security measures to schools and day - care centers affiliated with religious or other belief - based organizationIn response to a sharp uptick in hate crimes across New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a $ 25 million program that would provide additional security measures to schools and day - care centers affiliated with religious or other belief - based organizationin hate crimes across New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a $ 25 million program that would provide additional security measures to schools and day - care centers affiliated with religious or other belief - based organizations.

First, this bill doesn't send one nickel a religious school,» Bellafiore said «Second, New York State already sends hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars to religiously affiliated schools, via a very long - standing program that pays for services mandated by the state.»

Off topic questions included: the ISIS in Iraq and potential threats to New York, his hair color in a World Cup themed picture, the City's negotiations with CW Capital concerning Stuyvesant Town, whether he concerned that religion - affiliated CBO's pre-K programs will involve some religious instruction or indoctrination, the Rent Guidelines Board and a possible rent increase, rating his administration on it's FOIL responsiveness, whether subway dancers are a «sign of urban decay», whether he is contemplating a special district for failing schools and whether there is symbolism is seeking to bring the Democratic National Convention to Brooklyn rather than Manhattan and whether he has coordinated that effort with Hillary Clinton.

Joined by area politicians and community leaders, the parents, students and teachers rallied in support of the Education Investment Tax Credit which would increase support for public and religious schools by creating a tax incentive for individuals and corporations to donate to scholarship programs administered by nonprofit educational organizations.

Topics in the Q&A included the source of money for the City's planned pre-K advertising campaign, the City's target number of pre-K applicants, whether Speaker Silver thinks the proposed income tax surcharge should be pursued next year, how the pre-K selection process will work, how the City will cover the approximately $ 40 million annual gap between the estimated cost of pre-K and the amount provided in the state budget, when parents will learn whether their pre-K application has been accepted, how the City will collect data and measure success of the pre-K program, whether the existing pre-K application process will be changed, how the City will use money from the anticipated school bond issue, the mayor's reaction to a 2nd Circuit ruling that City may bar religious groups from renting after - hours space in public schools, the status on a proposed restaurant in Union Square, a tax break included in the state budget that provides millions of dollars to a Bronx condominium project, the «shop & frisk» meeting today between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bratton and a pending HPD case against a Brooklyn landlord.

In August, almost 200 parents filed suit to remove five Orthodox members of the school board, claiming that the board materially - assisted private religious schools by providing them with books and programs.

The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to rule on the constitutionality of federal AmeriCorps program grants that are paid to volunteers who teach in religious schools.

The court voted 5 - 2 to end the Opportunity Scholarships program, which provides students who decide to leave some of the state's lowest - rated public schools with about $ 4,350 in tuition aid they can use in private or religious schools.

Supporters of school vouchers rally in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 24, in hopes of persuading state lawmakers to approve a voucher program that would provide public money to families to help pay tuition at private and religious schools.

AmeriCorps awards scholarships to individuals who perform at least 1,700 hours of secular public service in programs sponsored by a wide range of organizations, including more than 1,600 schools, both public and religious.

While this facilitates the program, results in the other schools demonstrate that religious affiliation is not a prerequisite for success.

Back in 2004, Spencer Hsu told the story of how the first federal voucher program was launched, when George W. Bush signed legislation providing grants worth as much as $ 7,500 each to children from dozens of public schools in the District of Columbia for their use at private or religious schools in a five - year experiment.

Contrary to the assertion that these programs focus on «values» — the «Gospel message» is about salvation, and contains no «values lesson» — it is a religious doctrine, and because of this, belongs to religion — and not in our public school classrooms.

School leaders need to understand as Principal Kelly finally did, that the practice of religious indoctination can no longer be viewed in any sense to be an educational program, it is merely a missionary exploitation of the executive power we place in schools, and depends on subterfuge, misdirection and deceit.

The programs have rankled religious parents who consider yoga a spiritual practice with no place in public schools.

With the program's expansion to religious schools in 1999 — MPCP enrollment nearly quadrupled that year — the impact on Milwaukee property taxes jumped to $ 28.3 million, as shown in Figure 4.

Still, the value of tax - credit programs in states with strong constitutional prohibitions on aid to religious schools was confirmed by the near - simultaneous invalidation of Arizona's new voucher programs.

The longest - running of the cases, filed in federal court in 2000, alleged that Arizona's individual tax - credit program violates the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution by permitting organizations to provide scholarships to students that can be used only at religious schools.

Challengers pointed out that most of the schools involved in the voucher program (46 of 56, accounting for 96 percent of the students) were religious.

Steve Behr, a pastor ordained by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, became a plaintiff in the case challenging the Cleveland voucher program because he believed it was «bad theology» for religious schools to take vouchers.

Enacted by the Ohio legislature in 1995, the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program allows 4,000 low - income children to attend private religious and secular schools with up to $ 2,250 in public support.

If the U.S. Supreme Court approves the Cleveland program, choice supporters in Maine could have their case reheard to reinstate the eligibility of religious schools.

Not only would it terminate the voucher program for 4,000 children in Cleveland; it would open to challenge the Milwaukee program through which 10,000 low - income students receive up to $ 5,553 in tuition relief for private and religious schools.

The specific exclusion of religious schools from state voucher programs, as in Vermont, raises federal questions beyond the Establishment Clause.

In some cases, the newly authorized charter schools offer optional religious instruction that, advocates assure, can be slotted in a before - or after - school «wraparound» prograIn some cases, the newly authorized charter schools offer optional religious instruction that, advocates assure, can be slotted in a before - or after - school «wraparound» prograin a before - or after - school «wraparound» program.

Both expanded access to private school options and greater variety of options that students have in terms of the religious (or secular) affiliations of private schools are positively associated with public - school students» test scores following the introduction of the FTC program.