Sentences with phrase «constitutional school choice programs»

And, with all constitutional school choice programs, parents — and not the government — decide which (if any) school a child attends.

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The statement includes a list of these developments: the US Supreme Court ruled scholarships constitutional; numerous studies showed these programs benefit needy kids; families empowered with this choice express great satisfaction; urban districts continue to struggle despite great effort; chartering hasn't created enough high - quality seats; and smart accountability systems can ensure only high - quality private schools participate in these programs.

And voucher opponents have been creative in identifying a wide variety of constitutional provisions, having nothing to do with religion, under which to challenge school choice programs.

Alabama's scholarship tax credit programs follow in the footsteps of at least six similar tax credits dating to the 1970s that give students a choice of public, private or religious schools, demonstrating that scholarship tax credits are constitutional.

In 2002, the school choice movement received one of its biggest victories when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its landmark Zelman v. Simmons - Harris case declaring school voucher programs like those in Milwaukee, WI and Cleveland, OH constitutional.

Even with the Blaine Amendment in place in Mississippi, legal scholars are confident that private school choice programs are Constitutional in Mississippi based on prior state court rulings.

To justify this ban on special education for children in religious schools, Washington relied on state constitutional Blaine Amendments — the same unfortunate relics of 19th - century anti-religious bigotry that opponents of school choice programs rely on to thwart educational opportunity.

The new lawsuit challenging the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account program claims the program violates the same constitutional provisions used to strike down the previous voucher programs — specifically, that they don't offer choice beyond a private school option — but Empowerment Accounts differ from these earlier programs in important and constitutionally relevant ways.

And, as with all constitutional choice programs, parents — not the government — decide which school a child attends.»

Not only does the federal government lack constitutional jurisdiction (outside of Washington, D.C., military installations, and tribal lands), but a federal voucher program poses a danger to school choice efforts nationwide because a less - friendly future administration could attach regulations that undermine choice policies.

In Florida, a victory for two school choice programs — both ruled constitutional.

Reality: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that appropriately - designed private school choice programs are fully Constitutional.

In fact, two school choice programs have been struck down on state constitutional grounds — state being broadly construed.