separation of school and state

separation of school and state refers to the separation of educational concerns and interests from government concerns and interests and vice versa. This term has become most associated with the U.S. movement of opposition to government involvement in education, including opposition to public school systems; most supporters of this opposition to public school systems tend to be of a religious bent.

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• Alliance for the Separation of School and State
• Opposition to government involvement in education in the United States