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Many Charter Schools In Texas Have Religious Connections

By Howard M. Friedman

Today's Dallas (TX) Morning News reports on the blurring of church-state lines as over 20% of the state's publicly-funded charter schools have religious ties. Religious groups can set up separate non-profits to run charter schools. According to the paper:

Dozens of Texas charter school leaders or board members hold prominent positions in the church, where the schooling sometimes takes place. Parochial schools reinvent themselves as charters, often with little guidance on running a public school. And the mission of the school itself typically stems from the values of the religious group.

While most of the religiously affiliated charter schools are connected to Christian groups, in Houston one is operated by a Turkish Muslim group.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on November 22, 2010 (boomark / email).