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The Push To Open the Country’s First Religious Public School Isn’t Over, Proponents Say

By Nadra Nittle, The 19th
Apr 30, 2025; Washington, DC, USA; Demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court as the justices hear oral arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond in Washington D.C., on April 30, 2025. At issue in the case is the establishment of the nation's first religious charter school. Mandatory Credit: Josh Morgan-USA TODAY
May 27, 2025
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One of the most awaited Supreme Court rulings of the year ended in a deadlocked decision that led to triumph for supporters of church-state separation in schools. 

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Apr 30, 2025; Washington, DC, USA; Demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court as the justices hear oral arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond in Washington D.C., on April 30, 2025. At issue in the case is the establishment of the nation's first religious charter school. Mandatory Credit: Josh Morgan-USA TODAY