State Funding for Teaching about Religion: International Perspectives on State Aid for Schools with a Religious Character

by Charles J. Russo (Editor)

Overview

This book enhances awareness of the legal issues surrounding public funding of faith-based schools in representative nations around the world.

In this edited volume, contributors explore whether tax monies should support religious institutions in advancing their beliefs, and if such support inadvertently favors certain religions over others. Chapters cover issues ranging from allowing vouchers, tuition tax programs, and school choice programs to providing transportation to and from school, delivering special education services on-site in faith-based schools, and paying for textbooks and other instructional materials for secular and religious subjects. Drawing on the latest legal research, this interdisciplinary volume features work from an international group of leading academics in law, education, and religion. The contributors address similar issues to allow for comparative analyses, whilst also addressing issues unique to their nations and perspectives.

This comprehensive resource will benefit researchers and scholars, as well as students, practitioners, policymakers, and libraries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032784281
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/31/2025
Series:	Routledge Research in Religion and Education
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charles J. Russo is Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law at the University of Dayton, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. State Aid for Australian Non-Government Religious Schools 2. Understanding Denominational School Funding Through the Lens of the Canadian Constitution 3. Religious Diversity and Challenges in the Costa Rican Education System 4. Freedom of establishment and subsidies to religious schools in the European Union 5. Equal state funding for public duties - The Hungarian experiences 6. Protecting communitarian interests and promoting equal citizenship: A paradoxical commitment of the Indian State with respect to education in government-aided minority schools 7. The status of governmental aid to denominational schools in the Republic of Ireland 8. State Funding for Faith-based Schools in Malaysia 9. Religious Education in Mexico: Zero Government Support. Zero Freedom to Use Your Own Curriculum or Textbooks 10. State Aid to New Zealand’s Faith-based Schools 11. Funding of Religion in Polish Schools: Law, Education, Migration, and Political Polarisation 12. State aid to faith-based schools in South Africa 13. State Aid to Faith-based Schools in Sweden 14. State Aid to Faith-Based Schooling the United States 15. Summary and Recommendations