{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.018480492813141684, 'fraction_numerical': 0.03285420944558522, 'mean_word_length': 5.256410256410256, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
“Diversity and Independence in the Educational Marketplace”: The Rhode Island CEF and the 1968 Tuition-Grant Debate

This article focuses on the argument over state aid to nonpublic education in Rhode Island in the late 1960s. The author examines the acrimonious debate surrounding the proposed 1968 tuition-grant bill sponsored by the Rhode Island chapter of the Citizens for Educational Freedom, a national group formed in 1959, dedicated to achieving state aid to nonpublic education.