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June 10, 2025

Direct Funding, Not Tax Credits, Is the Best Way for the Government to Support Private Education

A new era for religious schools is arriving.

Let’s now turn from the Israeli Supreme Court to the American one, which, due to the recusal of Amy Coney Barrett, issued a decision on May 22 to uphold a ruling by an Oklahoma court blocking the establishment of a Catholic charter school. But there are other legally viable means to allow governments to support religious schools. The most popular are vouchers or tax credits for those who send their children to non-public schools, whether religious or secular. Michael Broyde discusses their inadequacy:

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