Two Catholic preschools are suing Colorado after they were rejected from a state-funded tuition aid program that gives impoverished families school choice.
St. Mary’s Catholic Parish and St. Bernadette’s filed a lawsuit on Wednesday after Colorado blocked them from the state’s Universal Preschool Program. Becket Law, a non-profit legal organization, is representing the preschools in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy.
The state program funds up to 15 hours a week of preschool for low-income families. In most cases, families can choose the preschool.
“Universal Preschool Colorado allows families to choose the right setting for their child, whether it is in a licensed community-based, school-based or home-based preschool setting,” the CO Department of Early Childhood website says.
See the full article by Kate Cavanaugh, August 16, 2023