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Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says

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The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped what would have been the first publicly funded religious charter school in the U.S., turning back conservatives and the state’s GOP governor who have welcomed religious groups into public education.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Oklahoma Supreme Court court rejects proposed religious public charter school (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The state Supreme Court said the first-of-its-kind school, approved last year by the charter school board, violated the state and U.S. constitution.

  2. Reason

    Oklahoma Supreme Court finds Catholic charter school unconstitutional (opens Reason)

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    The case hinged upon the idea of what a publicly funded school can teach. But parents do have a role to play in that conversation.

  3. NBC News

    Oklahoma Supreme Court rules publicly funded religious charter school is unconstitutional (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    An Oklahoma board’s approval of what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school is unconstitutional and must be rescinded, the state Supreme Court ruled.

  4. Forbes

    Nation’s Only Publicly Funded Religious School Struck Down By Oklahoma Court (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Oklahoma’s Supreme Court ruled the publicly funded St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Catholic Charter School in Oklahoma City violates the state constitution.

  5. Legal Insurrection

    Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Catholic Charter School Unconstitutional (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    “Enforcing the St. Isidore contract would create a slippery slope."

  6. The Daily Caller

    Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Against First Publicly-Funded Religious Charter School (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has successfully blocked funding for what would have been the first publicly-supported religious school in the nation.

  7. Washington Post

    Oklahoma court rejects proposed religious public charter school (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The state Supreme Court said the first-of-its-kind school, approved last year by the charter school board, violated the state and U.S. constitution.

  8. CNN

    Nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school blocked by Oklahoma Supreme Court (opens CNN)

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    An effort to establish the first publicly funded religious charter school in the country was blocked by the Oklahoma Supreme Court Tuesday. The court ordered the state to rescind its contract with St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School in a 6-2 decision with one recusal.

  9. Crux

    Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says (opens Crux)

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    Crux's feed description

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped what would have been the first publicly funded religious charter school in the U.S., turning back conservatives and the state’s GOP governor who have welcomed religious groups into public education.

  10. New York Times

    Oklahoma Supreme Court Says No to State Funding for a Religious Charter School (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    In a closely watched case, Oklahoma’s highest court blocked what was set to become the nation’s first religious charter school. An appeal is likely.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down public funding for religious charter school (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the approval for what would become the nation’s first publicly funded religious school, requiring that it be rescinded.

  12. Forbes

    Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Charter School Is Public School, Can’t Skirt Religion Rules (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    "The State’s establishment of a religious charter school violates Oklahoma statutes Oklahoma Constitution, and the Establishment Clause."

  13. The Christian Post

    Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against publicly funding Catholic charter school (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled against publicly funding the first-ever religious charter school in the United States.

  14. Truthout

    Charter School Status for Religious School Is Unconstitutional, Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules (opens Truthout)

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    Allowing a religious school to use taxpayer funds as a charter school would create "a slippery slope," the court found.

  15. Fox News

    Oklahoma Supreme Court finds Catholic charter school funding unconstitutional (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in a 6-2 decision on Tuesday that the nation’s first faith-based Catholic charter school was unconstitutional.

  16. Baptist News Global

    Oklahoma Supreme Court says Catholic charter school unconstitutional (opens Baptist News Global)

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    Baptist News Global's feed description

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a decision by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to grant a charter school license to a sectarian Catholic school.

  17. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Oklahoma court says no money to charter (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped what would have been the first publicly funded religious charter school in the U.S., turning back conservatives and the state's GOP governor who have welcomed religious groups into public education.

  18. Courthouse News Service

    Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma Supreme Court says (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The court's decision was 7-1.

  19. Christian Science Monitor

    Conservative divide: Oklahoma high court blocks public funds for religious charter school (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the approval of what would be the nation’s first state-funded Catholic charter school violates the U.S. and state constitutions. It reflects a broader split within conservatives on the separation of church and state.

  20. The Columbian

    Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects public funds for religious charter school (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped what would have been the first publicly funded religious charter school in the U.S., turning back conservatives and the state’s GOP govern

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