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At issue in the case is whether the state, which pays for some students to attend non-sectarian private schools, should also pay tuition for students to attend religious schools.
After imposing a strict church-state separation for decades, the Supreme Court appears poised to allow – and in some cases even require — more government funding of church-run schools.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear a challenge by two Christian families to a Maine tuition assistance program that excludes private schools that promote religious beliefs, giving its conservative justices a chance to further expand public funding of religiously based entities.
At issue in the case is whether the state, which pays for some students to attend non-sectarian private schools, should also pay tuition for students to attend religious schools.
At issue in the case is whether the state, which pays for some students to attend nonsectarian private schools, should also pay tuition for students to attend religious schools.