Episode 80 Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks Establishment of Nations First Religious Charter School

Published: Sept. 11, 2024, 10 a.m.

In this episode, host Sloan Simmons\xa0engages with Lozano Smith charter school experts Courtney de Groof and Eric Barba. \xa0The group discusses the recent Oklahoma Supreme Court decision to block the nation\u2019s first proposed religious charter school and implications of this development here in California and more broadly.
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\nShow Notes & References
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\n \t1:55 \u2013 Drummond vs. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board (Client News Brief 31 - August 2023)
\n \t7:23 \u2013 Issues presented in Oklahoma Decision
\n \t8:42 \u2013 Oklahoma State Charter Schools Act
\n \t9:45 \u2013 Federal constitutional questions that were addressed
\n \t12:22 \u2013 Federal cases (Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer (2017) 582 U.S. 449; Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, et al (2020) 591 US 464)
\n \t19:11 \u2013 Big picture takeaways
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