Reading Room Document

Task Force Arguments Against Block Grants for Aid to Education

The document is a memorandum to the Attorney General regarding the Task Force on Education's report on "Block Grants for Aid to Education." The document discusses the potential re-opening of the Church-State controversy, the possibility of adverse court decisions on the constitutionality of existing federal aid to education, and the suggestion to set up an interdepartmental study group to review the entire area. The conclusions reached in the document include the analysis of the legal support for the Task Force's contentions and the probability of adverse court decisions on existing federal education legislation. The questions presented for review include the potential impact of block grants on state constitutional provisions, the likelihood of adverse court decisions on existing federal education legislation, and the creation of an interdepartmental study group.

February 13, 1969