The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a ban on taxpayer funding for religious schools, in a narrow but significant win for the school choice movement.


In the 5-4 ruling, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court essentially backed a Montana tax-credit scholarship program that gave residents up to a $150 credit for donating to private scholarship organizations, helping students pay for their choice of private schools. The state's revenue department made a rule banning those tax-credit scholarships from going to religious schools before the state's supreme court later struck down the entire program.

“A State need not subsidize private education. But once a State decides to do so, it cannot disqualify some private schools solely because they are religious," Roberts wrote in the court's opinion."

Well to my knowledge Charter schools are not considered private schools. If they were the flood gates wood open in Chicago.

“A State need not subsidize private education. But once a State decides to do so, it cannot disqualify some private schools solely because they are religious," Roberts wrote in the court's opinion."

Well to my knowledge Charter schools are not considered private schools. If they were the flood gates wood open in Chicago.

Speaks to the sub-standards of public education.

I doubt it. Most parents in Chicago prefer Selective enrollment public school to either Charters or Catholic Schools. Its the overwhelming choice for them. Once they aren't admitted to a selective enrollment then they look into Catholic Schools and if they cannot afford Catholic then they check for Charters.

Terrible. Public tax dollars should go to public schools.

75% of my IL state taxes over the last two years has gone directly to fund private education for a child from Chicago.

Speaks to the sub-standards of public education.

The Democrat controlled IL House and Senate disagree.

The many union hacks of the CTU will be bellyaching about this great ruling.

That doesn't have anything to do with the ruling. The ruling would be if the city of Chicago gave out money to attend Morgan Park Academy through some program, they would now have to let that money be used also to attend Marist.


Selective enrollment always win but those spots are limited. My friend was a head coach at one of them. Said he never lost a kid to Mt. Carmel or Loyola that got in his school. Problem was enough kids that were difference makers could not get in.

That should be changed.

The many union hacks of the CTU will be bellyaching about this great ruling.

Why do you want poor children to be stuck in sub-standard public schools with no recourse?

Do you have an issue with this?

I don't.

Public tax money shouldn't be going to private school education.

Why would i have an issue with helping to provide a child something of great value to them?

I do have to pay my taxes almost a year early, but I'm not complaining.

It happens everyday and has for MANY years.

Pell Grants are another example.

That doesn't have anything to do with the ruling.

Good to hear! MANY pro-lifers are all for the babies being born, but have no interest in feeding or educating them.

Since you brought it up, let me know when you have some free time and you can spend of it with Pro-Life people that care daily.

I eagerly await your PM.

I don't.

Public tax money shouldn't be going to private school education.

Since you brought it up, let me know when you have some free time and you can spend of it with Pro-Life people that care daily.

I eagerly await your PM.

Smells like "grooming".

Correct.

Odd that someone would bring them up since they were started by Daley under the guise of reform so that politicians had a high school to send their kids to that had the best teachers.

The only thing I smell is your bullshit.