Showing posts with label School vouchers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School vouchers. Show all posts
Thursday, November 07, 2024

School Choice and Funding for Students at Non-Public Schools Lose In 3 States

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School choice and state funding for students at non-public schools was unpopular among voters on Tuesday. Colorado voters defeated a propose...
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

9th Circuit: California IDEA Rules Violate Free Exercise Clause

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In Loffman v, California Department of Education , (9th Cir., Oct. 28, 2024), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a California fe...
Friday, September 13, 2024

South Carolina Supreme Court: State Scholarship Program for Private School Students Violates State Constitution

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 In Edison v. South Carolina Department of Education ,  (SC Sup. Ct., Sept. 11, 2024), the South Carolina Supreme Court in a 3-2 decision he...
Friday, August 09, 2024

De Facto Exclusion of Catholic Schools From Tuition Grant Program Through Antidiscrimination Law Survives Strict Scrutiny

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In St. Dominic Academy v. Makin ,  (D ME, Aug. 8, 2024), a Maine federal district court, in a 75-page opinion, refused to preliminarily enjo...
Friday, April 26, 2024

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Required Transgender Individuals to Use Alternate Single Occupancy Showers in Public Schools

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On April 23, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed Arizona Senate bill 1182. ( Full text of veto letter .) The bill, titled the "Arizona ...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Court Upholds Maine's Law Barring LGBTQ Discrimination by Christian School Receiving State Funds

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In Crosspoint Church v. Maikin ,  (D ME, Feb. 27, 2024), a Maine federal district court refused to enjoin application of the state's edu...
Wednesday, November 08, 2023

6th Circuit Rejects Equal Protection Challenge To Michigan Ban On Public Funds for Private and Religious Schools

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In Hile v. State of Michigan ,  (6th Cir., Nov. 6, 2023), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals held that an amendment placed in the Michiga...
Thursday, May 04, 2023

South Carolina Legislature Approves School Voucher Bill

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 On Tuesday, the South Carolina legislature gave final passage to S0039 ( full text ) which gives lower income families access to school vo...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Christain School Sues Over "Poison Pill" Provisions That Exclude It from Maine's Tuition Payment Program

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Suit was filed this week in a Maine federal district court by a Christian school challenging 2021 amendments to Maine's Human Rights Act...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

New Florida Law Expands Eligibility for School Vouchers

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis yesterday signed HB1 ( full text ) into law. The law expands eligibility for school vouchers which were previ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Supreme Court Says Maine Cannot Exclude Sectarian Schools From Its Tuition Reimbursement Program

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In Carson v. Makin ,  (Sup. Ct., June 21, 2022), in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Maine's program that pays tuition (...
Sunday, February 27, 2022

Suit Challenges Latest Application Of Vermont Town Tuition Program

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Suit was filed last week in a Vermont federal district court challenging the manner in which the state administers its Town Tuition Program ...
Wednesday, January 05, 2022

Public School Districts Challenge Expansion Of Ohio's Voucher Program

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Suit was filed yesterday in an Ohio state trial court by five school districts and an organization comprised of dozens more, as well as by p...
Monday, December 13, 2021

Exclusion Of Christian School From Scholarship Program Violated Its Free Speech Rights

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In Bethel Ministries, Inc. v. Salmon , (D MD, Dec. 10, 2021), a Maryland federal district court held that the free speech rights of a Christ...
Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Transcript and Audio Of Today's Arguments In Carson v. Makin

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 Here are links to the transcript and audio of this morning's Supreme Court arguments in Carson v. Makin  challenging Maine's exclu...
Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments Tomorrow In Maine School Tuition Case

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Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in  Carson v. Makin.  In the case, the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Ma...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Religious Pre-Schools Seek Exemption From Non-Discrimination Laws To Participate In "Build Back Better" Funding

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New York Times yesterday reported that Catholic and Orthodox Jewish groups are lobbying hard for changes in President Biden's proposed ...
Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Court Sorts Out Standing Issues And Substantive Challenges To Vermont Town Tuition Program

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In Valente v. French , (D VT, Aug. 16, 2021), students and their parents sued various school agencies and districts challenging their policy...
Saturday, July 03, 2021

Supreme Court Grants Cert. In Maine Case On Tuition Vouchers For Sectarian Schools

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted review in Carson v. Makin,  (Docket No. 20-1088, certiorari granted 7/2/2021). ( Order List .) In t...
Wednesday, June 02, 2021

2nd Circuit: Vermont Town Tuition Program Cannot Exclude Parochial Schools

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 In A.H. v. French ,  (2d Cir., June 2, 2021), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals filed its opinion explaining its Feb. 3, 2021 Order gra...