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Here’s what St. Isidore of Seville in Oklahoma, embroiled in a Supreme Court case about whether public money can be used for a faith-based charter school, plans.
St. Isidore of Seville is hardly a household name, but it is a name that will be widely associated with the separation of church and state, and quite possibly the dissolution thereof to the detriment ...
The St. Isidore case came up short, but religious education may be better off for it By Ryan Owens and James V. Shuls May 28, 2025 11:33 am ...
A ruling in favor of St. Isidore, a proposed Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, could have bolstered religious freedom and educational options. Instead the Court split 4-4.
“St. Isidore is a private entity seeking to participate in Oklahoma’s charter school program,” the school told the Supreme Court this year.
The Supreme Court’s 4-4 deadlock in the case of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School represents far more than a procedural hiccup — it’s a perfect encapsulation of America’s ...
The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional rights of religious schools like St. Isidore to get government funds. Why not state funding?
The state’s charter-school board approved St. Isidore’s application in 2023 after concluding that state laws requiring charter schools to be “nonsectarian” were unconstitutional.
St. Isidore had asked the court for a stay to be in effect “until the expiration of time” for the school to file an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, or, if such an appeal is filed, “until ...
The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School in Oklahoma is looking to become the nation’s first religious charter school after its creation was ruled unconstitutional by the state’s ...