Reply #2: A biggie. This is Bush's policy coming to fruition.

[madfloridian]

5. Separation of church and state? We found a loophole.

Charter schools are public schools, supported by public tax dollars. But among the thousands of charters nationwide are schools run by Christian organizations as well as Hebrew and Arabic language academies that blur the line between church and state. What would not be tolerated in a regular public school seems to be tolerated when it s a charter school, says Diane Ravitch, a professor of education at New York University and the author of The Death and Life of the Great American School System. Even if these schools aren t explicitly teaching religion, it s potentially segregation by religious preference, Bulkley says.