Can public money flow to Catholic charter school? The Supreme Court will decide

Big Education Issues at Stake as Supreme Court Hears Religious Charter Case

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WSU panelists debate public funding of religious charter schools as high court issues ruling

Participants in a panel discussion at Weber State University put a spotlight on a U.S. Supreme Court case related to public funding of religious charter school.

Klar: Catholic funding by government in the political crosshairs - Vermont Daily Chronicle

If funding Catholic charities that harbor illegal immigrants is acceptable, funding Catholic schools that prepare citizens for success should be a no-brainer.

Education: Can public schools be religious?

The Supreme Court appears ready to "bury what remains of church-state separation," said Mark Joseph Stern in Slate. During oral arguments, the court's conservative majority signaled sympathy toward a bid by two Catholic dioceses in Oklahoma to create the nation's first taxpayer-funded religious charter school. Oklahoma's Republican attorney general, Gentner Drummond, sued to block the opening of St. Isidore of Seville, arguing a religious public…

Other voices: Supreme Court should reject funding for sectarian charter school

Should a blatantly sectarian educational institution qualify for public funding as a charter school? The Supreme Court recently wrestled with the question. The answer must be no.

Jewish justice: Would states have to fund schools that don't teach standard curriculum?

As Supreme Court considers religious charter schools, Justice Kagan speculates about publicly funded yeshivas.