The Supreme Court tears a new hole in the wall separating church and state

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : As the state explained in its brief, the plaintiff families in this case want the state to pay at least part of the tuition at private schools that discriminate against LGBTQ teachers and students.
55% : Rather than offer these students a traditional public education at a state-run school, Maine offers many of them a voucher that will pay up to a certain amount of tuition "at the public school or the approved private school of the parent's choice at which the student is accepted."
55% : Most notably, private schools that benefit from Maine's tuition vouchers are largely not required to comply with Maine's curriculum for public schools.
55% : And private school teachers do not need to be certified by the state, as public school teachers are in Maine.
46% : "The differences between private schools eligible to receive tuition assistance under Maine's program and a Maine public school are numerous and important," Roberts writes.
45% : Maine's program, Roberts writes, "pays tuition for certain students at private schools -- so long as the schools are not religious."

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