The AFT and dozens of other education and religious groups are watching closely this week as the Supreme Court considers whether to strike down the prohibition on state funding for religious education. The case, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, examines whether school voucher programs—which use tax-credited donations to pay for scholarships to private schools—must include religious schools among those they fund.
The AFT is among dozens of education, religious and civil rights organizations, and legal experts—along with 10 states—that have filed amicus briefs to protect the ban on religious school vouchers.
Religious institutions are also opposing the vouchers, which would entangle the government in their function and undermine freedom of religion.
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https://www.aft.org/news/court-considers-public-funding-religious-schools