Sentences with phrase «programs under state constitutions»

We will abandon the Establishment Clause, and continue to challenge voucher and choice programs under state constitutions on whatever grounds are available to us from lofty principles such as church / state separation, to Mickey Mouse procedural issues like the single - subject rule.»

The Arizona Supreme Court also upheld the tax - credit program under the state constitution.

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Furthermore, under the general welfare provision of the Constitution, the Federal Government offers financial assistance to states and local communities for a variety of educational purposes, ranging from subsidies for school lunch programs to salaries for teachers of agriculture and loans for school building construction.

«We have always believed that the ultimate legality of our choice scholarship program would be decided by the federal courts under the United States Constitution,» Douglas County School Board President Kevin Larsen sad.

In August, 2016, the First District Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling of the Circuit Court, holding that the plaintiffs suffered no special injury from the tax credit scholarship program, and that the state legislature did not exceed its authority under the constitution.

Denver District Court found in 2011 the program violated the Public School Finance Act of 1994 and other provisions of the state Constitution, but it was overturned by the Colorado Court of Appeals in 2013, saying the petitioners lacked standing to sue under the act and that the voucher program did not violate the state Constitution.

The broader possible use of funds may help to immunize choice programs from court challenges under «Blaine Amendments» in some state constitutions.»

The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy's comprehensive analysis demonstrates that a choice program is consistent with court opinions and permissible under the New Hampshire State Constitution.

While Arizona's tax - credit programs were fully vindicated by both the Arizona and U.S. Supreme courts, 10 the voucher programs were declared unconstitutional by the Arizona Supreme Court in Cain v. Horne under a provision of the state constitution that prohibits appropriations of public funds «in aid of» private and sectarian schools.11 In the wake of Cain v. Horne, the legislature passed Lexie's Law, 12 a corporately funded scholarship - tax - credit program to help fund private school scholarships for children with disabilities.

As a large number of New Hampshire's nonpublic schools are religious, opponents of school choice have challenged the program under, among other things, an 1877 amendment to the state constitution frequently referred to as a Blaine Amendment.

The Florida public - school establishment is suing to repeal the Sunshine State's 13 - year - old school - choice tax credit and its new education savings accounts under the state's Blaine Amendment and its «uniformity clause,» which mandates that «Adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools...» The Florida Supreme Court previously struck down the state's voucher program under this provision in Bush v. Holmes (2006), on the grounds that the vouchers «divert [ed] public dollars» from «the sole means set out in the Constitution for the state to provide for the education of Florida's children.&rState's 13 - year - old school - choice tax credit and its new education savings accounts under the state's Blaine Amendment and its «uniformity clause,» which mandates that «Adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools...» The Florida Supreme Court previously struck down the state's voucher program under this provision in Bush v. Holmes (2006), on the grounds that the vouchers «divert [ed] public dollars» from «the sole means set out in the Constitution for the state to provide for the education of Florida's children.&rstate's Blaine Amendment and its «uniformity clause,» which mandates that «Adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools...» The Florida Supreme Court previously struck down the state's voucher program under this provision in Bush v. Holmes (2006), on the grounds that the vouchers «divert [ed] public dollars» from «the sole means set out in the Constitution for the state to provide for the education of Florida's children.&rstate's voucher program under this provision in Bush v. Holmes (2006), on the grounds that the vouchers «divert [ed] public dollars» from «the sole means set out in the Constitution for the state to provide for the education of Florida's children.&rstate to provide for the education of Florida's children.»

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