Fund: Opening the Schoolhouse Door

Opinion Journal ^ | 06/28/2002 | John Fund

[Pokey78]

The politicians can't stop school choice now.

Yesterday's broadly written Supreme Court ruling upholding a school choice program in Cleveland has been a long time coming. It was back in 1983 that the Education Department issued its "Nation at Risk" report warning of "a rising tide of mediocrity" in the schools. Two months later, the Supreme Court opened a first crack in the door of school choice when it declared that states could allow taxpayers with children in private schools to deduct tuition and other expenses from state income taxes. Yesterday's ruling represented the high court's final and complete retreat from the suspicion it once displayed towards school choice and the role religious schools can play in it.

[umgud]

This is a landmark ruling and it will cause voucher programs to be brought about. But,,,, mark my words, liberal NEA supported politicians will pull out all stops to regulate and control any private schools that take students who recieve vouchers.

[The Raven]

I bet the Feds are dreaming up ways right now to regulate Catholic schools.