The state Education Department is expected today to give final approval to stricter regulations for teaching at private and religious schools.
The goal is to assure the non-public schools instruct students in science, math, English and history.
The schools will have three years to prove to the state that their curriculum is substantially equivalent to that of public schools.
Supporters of the regulations believe some non-public schools aren't measuring up, but leaders of some religious schools say the government shouldn't be interfering in their teachings.