In 1998, New York became the 34th state (of a current 37) to provide for the establishment of publicly financed, tuition-free schools that operate independently of existing school districts.
FROM THE DISSENT By Justice Souter The Court's majority holds that the Establishment Clause is no bar to Ohio's payment of tuition at private religious elementary and middle schools under a scheme that systematically provides tax money to support the schools' religious missions.
However, as a result of the establishment of devolved national administrations for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, different arrangements now exist with regard to the charging of tuition fees in each of the countries of the United Kingdom.
It held then that it is not an unconstitutional "establishment" of religion for the state to offer tuition subsidies that families, exercising their private choice, can apply toward parochial education.
"And lots of tuition, too," added Nana.
Today, however, the majority holds that the Establishment Clause is not offended by Ohio's Pilot Project Scholarship Program, under which students may be eligible to receive as much as $2,250 in the form of tuition vouchers transferable to religious schools.
That is not because of tuition fees.
Financially pressed households are also wary of tuition increases.
But the politics of tuition policy are complicated.
"See what kind of tuition increases they've experienced.
