Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over 1st publicly funded religious charter school

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : But they also are run by independent boards that are not part of local public school systems.
55% : Just under 4 million American schoolchildren, about 8%, are enrolled in charter schools.
53% : Supporters of charter schools rally outside of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington.
53% : They are free and open to all, receive state funding, abide by antidiscrimination laws and submit to oversight of curriculum and testing.
51% : Opponents warn a decision to allow the school to open would sap money from public schools and possibly upend the rules governing charter schools in almost every state.
50% : The case comes to the court amid efforts, mainly in conservative-led states, to insert religion into public schools.
47% : The state board and the school are backed by an array of Republican-led states and religious and conservative groups, though the case has divided some of Oklahoma's Republican leaders.

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