History

The very next day CAPE testified before the Subcommittee on Education of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.…

ACT: Private School Students More Likely to Succeed in College

If you graduated from a private high school this past June, you were significantly more likely than graduates of other…

Academic Performance

Academic Excellence Teachers expect excellence from students, and students tend to live up to those expectations. The high expectations and…

Teacher Shortage

Every elementary and secondary school in the United States is facing a threat that could undermine the quality education of all children. The U. S. Department of Education projects that the nation's schools will need 3 million new teachers by 2008. The New York Times noted (7 January 2000) that the shortage of qualified teachers has led to a competition for teachers that creates problems for all schools and drives up the costs of education across the country. Public and private schools work together to educate the country's children. The challenge of the growing teacher shortage threatens the whole education community. The welfare of all our children calls for federal policies to attract new teachers into the profession in a way that benefits all students.

Reauthorization of IDEA

To secure equitable services for parentally placed private school students in the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

12. If a school uses nationally standardized tests for which qualifying cut scores have not been determined by the USDE, is there any way it can qualify under the “top 15 percent in the nation” category?

We’re sorry, but at this point there is not. If a school wishes to qualify under the “top 15 percent…

Nebraska Takes Big Step for Families

Nebraska passed a significant school choice bill that paves the way for thousands of students to attend private school. The…

Apply Now

To Apply for the 2025 Program Download CAPE’s Procedures for Private Schools. Download the BRS application in PDF format. Download…

Achievement Gap Narrower in Religious Schools

What can be done to narrow the achievement gap?

Millennials Prefer Private Schools

If given the opportunity to select whatever school they could for their child, more millennials would prefer a private school…