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Split Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma’s Catholic charter school − but future cases could hinge on whether charters are, at their core, public or private

  • Written by Preston Green III, John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education, University of Connecticut
imageThe Supreme Court building is seen on April 30, 2025, in Washington, D.C.AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

In April 2025, the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the nation’s first religious charter school could open in Oklahoma. The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would have been funded by taxpayer money but run by a local...

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