The Supreme Court is currently considering an important school choice case out of Maine, Carson v. Makin . We wrote about the case previously. At issue is Maine’s categorical exclusion of religious schools from a program that gives tuition assistance to families in districts where there is no...

As the dust settled from the recent elections in Virginia and elsewhere, it became clear that education was a key issue. Recall elections against incumbent school board members reached record highs in light of parental dissatisfaction. Terry McAuliffe’s statement, “I don’t think parents should be...

We were delighted to learn on July 2, 2021, that the U.S. Supreme Court had agreed to review another school choice case, Carson v. Makin , involving Maine’s school choice program. And we just filed an amicus (friend-of-the-court) brief in the case to defend the religious liberty of parents,

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a vital case involving the state of Maine’s school choice program and their blatant religious discrimination. In Maine, the state extends tuition assistance to parents to send their kids to the high school of their choice. However, there is one caveat with...

To our delight, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review another school choice case, this one involving Maine’s school choice program. We wrote about the case, Carson v. Makin , in a previous article . As we explained, In Maine, the majority of school districts do not have a public high school.

Protecting the right of parents to choose the best schooling option for their children would solve so many problems. It would help defuse – or at least provide an escape route from – the politicization of the government-run schools. It would allow parents to select a school environment that accords...

We live in an era featuring the shutdown of schools by authoritarians who remain unguided by science and an era engendering the politicization of virtually everything, including schools, by progressives and left-wing ideologues who despise the United States and the rule of law. Now more than ever,

The following is the first installment of a six-part series focusing on why the ACLJ is needed now more than ever to protect the victories we’ve achieved and beat back the ominous challenges we will face under a Biden Administration. Wisely, the American people continue to demand adherence to the...

President Trump’s December 28, 2020 Executive Order confirms that the well-being and the future of America’s children must assume center-stage rather than be the siren song of left-wing teachers unions and progressive bureaucrats who put the financial status of their political allies first. Federal...

This is the latest installment of our year-end victories series looking back at some of the numerous victories by the ACLJ in 2020. In 2020, the ACLJ launched an expansive School Choice Initiative in response to school closures and at-home learning brought on by the COVID-19 crisis. And as schools...

In a startling decision in Carson v. Makin , the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the state of Maine’s discrimination against Christian schools. As we reported here , the ACLJ filed an amicus brief with the First Circuit. What made the First Circuit’s decision so surprising was that...

Since launching our School Choice Initiative to support parents who felt their kids were being denied educational opportunities due to Coronavirus school closures and at-home learning, the ACLJ has been scoring coast-to-coast victories for American families. Our legal team continues to work with...

The ACLJ continues to go to bat for parents and kids all across the country as they struggle to not fall behind due to school closures and at-home learning during the Coronavirus pandemic. And we’re scoring victories for families. As we told you shortly after we launched our School Choice...

The Democrats and their left-wing allies—rather than prevent widespread educational failures during the Coronavirus pandemic—are intent on expanding educational disasters by opposing school choice. Unfortunately, they are not ashamed of their craven capitulation to left-wing unions despite their...

The ACLJ is representing almost the entire South Carolina congressional delegation before the Supreme Court of South Carolina fighting for school choice in an amicus brief filed today. On today’s Jay Sekulow Live , we discussed the ACLJ’s critical filing on behalf of members of the U.S. House and...

Unions and radical Left-run school districts are trying to stop families from providing their kids with a quality education. The ACLJ is taking direct legal action on behalf of two U.S. Senators and five Members of the U.S. House of Representatives – and thousands of American families – to make...

The ACLJ has taken up the charge for parents and students who are struggling to handle school closures and at-home learning during the Coronavirus pandemic. Our efforts at the ACLJ are already delivering victories for parents and kids . Since we launched our School Choice Initiative and encouraged...

Right now kids and parents across the country should be preparing for school to resume, and in some districts, classes have already begun. But this year many schools remain closed and students are starting the new year of learning online at home or have chosen to go to private and Christian schools...

Dr. Fauci says open up schools for in person learning. On today’s Jay Sekulow Live , we discussed Dr. Fauci’s comments advocating for schools to resume in-person learning. We’ve got to get kids back to school. Also, Sean Hannity joined us for the second half of the broadcast. Dr. Fauci stated this...

Today, the ACLJ took action in Arizona: We sent a legal letter to an Arizona school district on behalf of our clients, providing our perspective on what the state’s constitution and laws require: “absolutely free” education and classroom access. As we’ve told you, the ACLJ recently launched a new...