SCOTUS to hear religious preschool funding bias
Key takeaways
- Scott Applewhite, File The Supreme Court has agreed to hear St.
- For my family, it is very personal: Our first child was already denied the Universal Preschool benefit for the 2024-2025 school year.
- When Colorado launched its supposedly universal preschool program, my husband and I were thrilled.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Scott Applewhite, File The Supreme Court has agreed to hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case that will determine whether governments can exclude religious families and schools from taxpayer-funded public funding programs like Universal Preschool and school voucher programs, because of their religious practices.
The question is far from academic. For my family, it is very personal: Our first child was already denied the Universal Preschool benefit for the 2024-2025 school year. Come fall, will our second child receive the 15 hours of free preschool that Colorado promises every child?
When Colorado launched its supposedly universal preschool program, my husband and I were thrilled. The program was designed to give every family 15 hours of free preschool — valued by the state at around $6,000 per child — at the public or private school of their choice.