Indiana Supreme Court upholds broadest US school voucher program, clears way for expansion

WAPO ^ | 3-26-13 | ap

[TurboZamboni]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the law creating the nation’s broadest school voucher program, clearing the way for a possible expansion.

In a 5-0 vote, the justices rejected claims that the law primarily benefited religious institutions that run private schools and accepted arguments that it gave families choice and allowed parents to determine where the money went.

The Indiana case has received national attention because the program has wide eligibility. Middle-class families are allowed to participate in Indiana, while in most states, such programs are limited to low-income families or those in failing schools.

[Ohioan]

You are fundamentally correct. The idea of a Federal role, outside the District of Columbia or any other Federal Reservation, is absolutely asinine. That both parties have flirted with it, is one of the most damning examples of how far we have drifted both from the intention of the Founders & any realistic understanding of how human societies work for the better.

William Flax

[southernindymom]

So true.

[TurboZamboni]

We used to joke that college was just H.S. with ash trays.

(then they banned smoking)