Vouchers Face Key Legal Test in Wisconsin
Madison, Wis.
The national debate over private school vouchers entered a crucial phase last week as the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in oral arguments here, weighed the constitutionality of the 1995 expansion of Milwaukee's pioneering parental-choice program to include religious schools.
Besides Wisconsin, where the supreme court is examining the Milwaukee program for the second time in two years, the highest courts of two other states are considering the legality of religious school vouchers.
The Vermont Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments this week on a proposal by the Chittenden district to allow its high school students to attend a Roman Catholic...
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