scholarly journals Making State Merit Scholarship Programs More Equitable and Less Vulnerable

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron N. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Merit Scholarship ◽  
Scholarship Programs

School Vouchers and Student Rights: Trading Constitutional Protections for Contractual Obligations

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie F. Mead
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Private School ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Tax Credit ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Public Funds ◽  
Savings Accounts ◽  
Contractual Obligations ◽  
Constitutional Protections ◽  
Scholarship Programs

When the Court in Tinker v. Des Moines famously declared that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate,” everyone understood that the gate was the entrance to a public school, funded by state tax dollars and operated by state officials. No one on the Court had yet contemplated what might happen to those students’ rights if the gate accessed a private school and public funds were used to buy that entry. Publicly funded subsidies for private education have evolved considerably since the Court heard Tinker and now parents in many states may use public funds to choose the school for their child via voucher programs, tax credit scholarship programs, and education savings accounts. But what impact does such a choice have on the rights students typically enjoy in schools? This chapter explores that question and explains that even though voucher and voucher-like programs like tax credit scholarship programs and education savings accounts are publicly funded, the rights afforded to children when they enroll in a private school through such a program do not mirror those enjoyed in public school settings. In fact, when parents exercise a voucher, they effectively trade constitutional protections for contractual obligations. That trade has significant impacts on the claims that may be brought should concern arise over issues related to students’ rights to freedom of speech, freedom of religion, or due process.

scholarly journals Leveraging S-STEM Scholarship Programs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Anderson-Rowland ◽  
Armando Rodriguez ◽  
Richard Hall ◽  
Phil McBride ◽  
Rakesh Pangasa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scholarship Programs

scholarly journals Pitfalls in the Assessment of Postgraduate Scholarship Programs: The Need for New Indicators

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2/3) ◽  
pp. 91-111
Author(s):  
F.-Pierre Dussault ◽  
Andre Manseau
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Scholarship Programs

Very few published studies have examined the outcomes of postgraduate scholarship programs. Basing our analysis on these studies and on internal reports from U.S. and Canadian organizations involved in scholarship programs, we have compiled an overview of the wide variety of indicators and methods that have been used, and conducted a comparative study of outcomes using the four most commonly used indicators: awarded diploma, obtained job, obtained related job, and pursuing studies. Our analysis revealed several methodological pitfalls in comparing the results. Although the use of available data limits the depth of a comparative analysis, our results show that scholarship programs tend to increase the rate of awarded diplomas.

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