Supreme Court Hears Landmark Case on Catholic Charter School in Oklahoma

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : " Chief Justice John Roberts, author of the Supreme Court's two most recent cases dealing with school-choice initiatives, referred to the court's recent decision involving Catholic Social Services in Philadelphia.
51% : "Under this Court's tests, St. Isidore is neither the government nor engaged in state action.
49% : " Kagan added, "When I look at Oklahoma and its charter-school program, these schools look like regular public schools.
47% : "Oklahoma has been clear that what it wants to do is use the charter system to set up a system of secular public schools," remarked Jackson.
44% : " Responding to Justice Clarence Thomas, Campbell explained that "government creation and control" is necessary to consider an entity a state actor.
44% : Neither requirement, he said, is present here, adding that "government oversight" of the curriculum "is not sufficient to constitute state control.
17% : " When Justice Elena Kagan asserted that charter schools in Oklahoma are government-run, Campbell pushed back: "The state is not running these schools.

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