The Case for Parental Choice

Few, if any, scholars possess more insights about parental school choice than John Coons. Beyond the philosophical, legal, and moral concerns surrounding choice, which Coons analyzes cogently, he also draws upon common-sense practicalities to cinch his many compelling arguments. Patrick J. Wolf, co-author of The School Choice Journey "Those looking for a better way to resolve differences, to transcend partisan narratives, and to promote a robust and pluralistic school system that engenders greater trust would be wise to consult Coonss extensive scholarship. The Case for Parental Choice makes an elegant and accessible reintroduction to his work." City Journal

John E. Coons is the Robert L. Bridges Professor of Law (Emeritus) at Berkeley Law, University of California, Berkeley. Nicole Stelle Garnett is the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law at the Law School, University of Notre Dame. Richard W. Garnett is the Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law, concurrent professor of political science, and the director of the Program on Church, State, and Society at the Law School, University of Notre Dame. Ernest Morrell is the Coyle Professor in Literary Education, professor of English, professor of Africana studies, and director of the Notre Dame Center for Literary Education at the University of Notre Dame.

Foreword by the Editors Foreword by Jesse Choper Preface by John E. Coons Part 1. Religion, Liberty, and Education 1. Intellectual Liberty and the Schools 2. Making Schools Public 3. School Choice as Simple Justice 4. Education: Intimations of a Populist Rescue 5. Orphans of the Enlightenment: Belief and the Academy Part 2. Education and Community 6. Can Education Create Community? 7. Education: Nature, Nurture, and Gnosis 8. Magna Charter Part 3. Religion, Family, and Schools 9. Luck, Obedience, and the Vocation of the Childhood 10. The Religious Rights of Children 11. The Sovereign Parent Conclusion: Exit, with Spirit Appendix Soldiers and School Choice It Takes a Village? No, When It Comes to Schooling, It Takes Parents Public Schools and the Bingo Curriculum School Choice Restores Parental Responsibility MLK and Gods Schools Faith, School Choice, and Moral Foundations Of Civics and Sects: Debunking Another School Choice Myth Fear of Words Unspoken Equality, Created Equality, and the Case for School Choice A Tale of Two Turkeys On Teaching Human Equality School, Such a Trip Bibliographical Essay