The article discusses a rally supporting public charter schools while highlighting the potential implications of a Supreme Court case regarding funding for religious charter schools. Justice Neil Gorsuch's remarks emphasize the complexity of determining the constitutionality of public funds allocated to religious institutions. The author warns that if the court mandates funding for religious charter schools, it might lead to a loss of independence for existing charter schools in New York, adversely affecting their success and the educational landscape.
Parents, schoolchildren and education activists rally during an event supporting public charter schools and protesting New York's racial achievement gap in education, in Prospect Park.
Frankly, we'd warn any faith-based school against directly taking public money even if it were constitutional: That cash always comes with strings, as Harvard and other elite universities are now horrified to discover.
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