State Funding for Teaching about Religion

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

• 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