Supreme Court Rejects Maine's Ban on Aid to Religious Schools

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The question in the cases from Montana and Maine was the opposite one: May states refuse to provide such aid if it is made available to other private schools?
53% : "But once a state decides to do so, it cannot disqualify some private schools solely because they are religious."
45% : They can sign contracts with nearby public schools, or they can pay tuition at a private school chosen by parents so long as it is, in the words of a state law, "a nonsectarian school in accordance with the First Amendment of the United States Constitution."
45% : The Supreme Court has long held that states may choose to provide aid to religious schools along with other private schools.
44% : In that case, the court ruled that states must allow religious schools to participate in programs that provide scholarships to students attending private schools.

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