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School Choice Case to be Argued Nov. 3
posted by: Cindy Omlin | November 01, 2010, 03:24 PM   

Just when you thought you could rest from political news, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a big school choice case November 3rd.  The case is Garriott v. Winn, an Arizona tax credit program.  The ACLU opposes the tax credit program.  It believes it violates both the Arizona Constitution and the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution because it allows taxpayers and parents to contribute to, and claim a $500 tax credit for, contributions to School Tuition Organizations that award scholarships to private schools including religious schools.  The Institute for Justice, on the other hand argues that there is well-established U.S. Supreme Court precedent which allows states to create programs that emphasize parental choice among various educational options, including private religious schools.

A new study which examines Arizona’s Individual Scholarship Tax Credit program concludes that a majority of children receiving scholarships under the program are from low- and moderate-income families.  Authored by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D., Education Studies Associate Director and a Senior Policy Fellow at the Pacific Research Institute, the study purports to refute allegations by Arizona newspapers that the program disproportionately serves students from wealthy families.

School choice continues to be hotly debated.  Where do you stand and why?  Have your views changed over the years?
 

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