US EditionCan public money flow to Catholic charter school? The Supreme Court will decide
- The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether state funding can be used to support Oklahoma’s first online Catholic charter school established by local dioceses.
- The case arises after Oklahoma’s Supreme Court invalidated the school board’s approval last year, citing a violation of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.
- The dispute involves state leaders divided along party lines, with Governor Kevin Stitt and Superintendent Ryan Walters supporting public funding, while Attorney General Gentner Drummond opposes it and sued to block the school.
- Supporters contend that the school complies with public charter requirements and promotes parental choice in education, whereas critics caution that it could breach the separation of church and state and diminish financial resources for public schools in rural areas, with a ruling anticipated by early summer.
- A ruling allowing public funds to flow to St. Isidore could open the door for more religious charter schools nationwide, potentially reshaping public education funding and church-state boundaries.
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US Supreme Court Decision Could Expand Publicly-Funded Religious Schools Nationwide
The US Supreme Court is weighing whether religious schools can receive public charter funding—potentially reshaping education laws and church-state boundaries nationwide. Continue reading US Supreme Court Decision Could Expand Publicly-Funded Religious Schools Nationwide at The Wild Hunt.
The U.S. Supreme is inclined to allow the first Catholic college
The U.S. tradition points out that there must be a “wall of separation between the Church and the State,” according to President Thomas Jefferson’s 1802 expression. The current conservative majority of the Supreme Court opened some cracks in that wall in recent judicial years, especially in educational matters. Now, however, it must decide whether to open a gap by allowing for the first time a Catholic college to be financed in the State of Okla…
Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth expects schools to come 'close to capacity' with signing of SB2
In North Texas and across the nation, public school districts face a continued decline in enrollment and a budget deficit. For many school districts, the solution has been to close or consolidate schools. However, private and Catholic schools have faced similar challenges. According to the National Catholic Educational Association, nationally, a total of 63 Catholic schools consolidated or closed. While the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth has als…
Justice Amy Coney Barrett sparks mystery with recusal in controversial case
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett gave no explanation for why she recused herself from a religious charter school case that was set to begin oral arguments Wednesday, The New York Times reported.The case revolves around whether taxpayers should pay for a public school in Oklahoma that teaches ...
LIVE NOW: US Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Religious Charter Schools in Oklahoma
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond at 10 a.m. ET on April 30. The consolidated cases involve challenges to Oklahoma’s rejection of Catholic schools seeking to become charter schools. ...
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