Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed a lawsuit challenging a state law that allows tuition tax credits, saying it subsidizes religious schools.
Where are the lawsuits in Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Louisiana to challenge voucher programs that directly fund religious schools with public money?
Diane Ravitch's blog 
There is an active lawsuit in Indiana. Glenda Ritz is one of the plaintiffs.
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I’ve given high school admittance tests to incoming freshmen from religious schools. A few did not even understand what a multiple choice test was. Hard to believe. But, as long as the parents can pay the tuition, the student was enrolled and graduated.
I would think that student would have done better in a public special education class. But money talks.
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You should be “Praising the lord” that they didn’t know what a multiple choice test was. How lucky were they, eh?
Multiple guess tests, one of the most misguided formats there is at it only tests recall, nothing else, no production, etc. . . .
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At the risk of going way off track here, I disagree with your assertion that MC tests can only test recall. Many examples exist of MC questions that go far beyond simple recall. Many questions on AP tests would qualify. I have written lots of MC questions myself that test critical thinking. It’s not ideal and good MC questions are hard to write, but it can be done and MC tests do serve a purpose.
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David,
If you don’t mind please give me a couple of examples of such questions.
Thanks,
Duane
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I don’t think you can make a general argument that individual students are always better of in a public school than in a religious one. Many religious schools are outstanding. Many are awful.
The objection should be that public money is being potentially used to promote a particular religion, which is a clear violation of our constitution.
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David, I agree with what you have stated. I grew up in the Catholic system in St. Louis, K-12, and I believe I got a good education. Have no way to compare it with what I would have gotten from the public sector. The parochial system served me well in making me learn to question authority in general due to some of the crap I had to endure. You ever have to kneel on an engineers ruler for any length of time???
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had not have
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Would this be based on Separation of Church and State?
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Yes. Based on our NH constitution and precedents.
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I assume you expect a motion to dismiss for lack of standing?
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Vouchers have been in the courts in Lousiana, both state and federal: State judge declared use of voucher funds for nonpublic schools unconstitutional, and federal judge declared that voucher funding in Tangipahoa parish interferes with the financing of federal desegregation order. Both are being appealed: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Voucher-program-can-continue-in-Tangipahoa-4196388.php
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