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The Supreme Court gave a boost to school choice advocates Tuesday by ruling that barring a state scholarship program from religious institutions violated the U.S. Constitution.<\/a><\/p>\n

The ruling was 5-4, with the conservative majority finding Montana violated the First Amendment when it excluded religious schools from a state scholarship program.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo comparable \u2018historic and substantial\u2019 tradition supports Montana\u2019s decision to disqualify religious schools from government aid. In the founding era and the early 19th century, governments provided financial support to private schools, including denominational ones,\u201d wrote Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. for the court\u2019s opinion.<\/p>\n

In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the Montana Supreme Court struck down a state scholarship program for disadvantaged children to go to the school of their choice because some of the funds could go to religious schools.<\/p>\n

Three mothers who had children impacted by the state\u2019s move brought the case.<\/p>\n

School choice advocates cheered the ruling, saying it validated parental rights to direct the education of children.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe weight that this monumental decision carries is immense, as it\u2019s an extraordinary victory for student achievement, parental control, equality in educational opportunities, and First Amendment rights,\u201d said Jeanne Allen, founder of the Center for Education Reform.<\/p>\n

The four Democratic-appointed justices would have barred the state program from being used for religious schools.<\/p>\n

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote a dissent, arguing that the state had struck down the scholarship program in its entirety for private schools \u2014 whether religious or secular. She said that move did away with any discrimination based on faith.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Montana Supreme Court\u2019s decision does not place a burden on petitioners\u2019 religious exercise,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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