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Variety in Christian Schools.(Brief Article)
Variety in Christian Schools David Sikkink, "Speaking in Many Tongues," in Education Matters (Summer 2001), 226 Littauer North Yard, 1875 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138.
In the twentieth century, only about 10 percent of American students went to private schools. But the type of schools that children attend has changed dramatically. Between 1969 and 1999, the number of students at Catholic institutions fell from over 4.5 million to around 3 million. At the same time, the number of students educated at non-Catholic private schools rose from under a million to 3.5 million.
Many of these students are attending conservative Christian schools. University of Notre Dame sociologist Sikkink contends that although these schools are traditional and Christian they provide "a healthy diversity."
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