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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.
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.
Two families turned to Maine's tuition-assistance program to enroll their kids in faith-based schools. But the state funds only go to "nonsectarian" schools.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge from parents in Maine who want to use a state tuition program to send their children to religious schools.
The parents argue that their exclusion from the state program violates their religious rights under the Constitution. Read more on Boston.com.