FACE to FACE: Catholic Education, the Supreme Court, and School Choice
In ACE we strive to provide a Catholic education of the highest quality to as many children as possible. Unfortunately, many families on the margins are denied access to such an education solely as a consequence of their socioeconomic status. While many states have enacted some form of "school choice" program that offers these families a publicly funded scholarship support, the current landscape of such policy comes nowhere near meeting parental demand. Among the many barriers to the continued expansion of this policy, perhaps none has proven more challenging than the famed "Blaine Amendments" - provisions found in 37 state constitutions which prohibit appropriations to religious institutions.
This past June, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on this issue in Espinoza v. Montana. Join ACE's Senior Director for Teacher Formation and Education Policy, John Schoenig, and Senior Policy Advisor Nicole Stelle Garnett for a conversation about Espinoza v. Montana and its potential long-term impact for Catholic school families.