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''The department, however, also offered some significant additions, including more details on such contentious matters as moments of silence and prayer in student assemblies. And for the first time, federal funds are tied to compliance with the guidelines. The burden is on schools to prove compliance through a yearly report.''
''The department, however, also offered some significant additions, including more details on such contentious matters as moments of silence and prayer in student assemblies. And for the first time, federal funds are tied to compliance with the guidelines. The burden is on schools to prove compliance through a yearly report.''
== Prominent Americans who were educated at public schools ==
== Prominent Americans educated at public schools before ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]''==
Given that [[public schools]] educate about 90% of Americans, it is astounding how few prominent [[Americans]] attended [[public school]] after the banning of school prayer in 1962. Nearly all the examples of prominent [[Americans]] who attended public school predate 1962 in their attendance:
Given that [[public schools]] educate about 90% of Americans, it is astounding how few prominent [[Americans]] attended [[public school]] after the banning of school prayer in 1962. Nearly all the examples of prominent [[Americans]] who attended public school predate 1962 in their attendance:
*Michael Medved graduated from Palisades High School, CA <ref>michaelmedved.townhall.com/About.aspx</ref>
*Michael Medved graduated from Palisades High School, CA <ref>michaelmedved.townhall.com/About.aspx</ref>
*The Wright Brothers attended public schools in Richmond, India and Dayton OH but did not graduate <ref>http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/inventor/wright/index.html</ref>
*The Wright Brothers attended public schools in Richmond, India and Dayton OH but did not graduate <ref>http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/inventor/wright/index.html</ref>
== Celebrities, Businessmen, Astronauts and Candidates who attended or graduated public schools after the mid-fifties ==
== Celebrities, Businessmen, Astronauts and Candidates who attended or graduated public schools after the mid-fifties ==