SCOTUS considers nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school

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“The court is considering whether to overturn a June 2024 Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that a St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School (SISCVS) of Oklahoma City would be unconstitutional” - Baptist Press

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Bert Perry
Thu, 05/01/25 5:36 pm

He who pays the piper calls the tune.

If you want a reason to not back public funding of religious charters, there you go. You cannot have government funding without government control.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

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Aaron Blumer
Fri, 05/02/25 10:16 am

I’m not sure what I think about the church-state piece, but it doesn’t seem like a good strategy if your institution values its academic and religious freedom.

That said, the same arguments used to made about university accreditation and student loan acceptance. These things come with at least some loss of control to third parties.

So is it possible to achieve a workable set of tradeoffs with charter schools and other kinds of public funding? Maybe? It still seems fragile and risky to me.

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