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Oklahoma Catholics press forward in bid for nation’s first religious charter school

The state's charter school board has asked applicants to explain how an explicitly religious charter school fits in with the Constitution.

Michelle La Rosa
Apr 13, 2023
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After an application to open the nation’s first religious charter school was met with an initial rejection this week, the head of the Oklahoma Catholic Conference said supporters of the virtual Catholic school are not discouraged.

Oklahoma capitol. Credit: W. Scott McGill / Shutterstock.

On Tuesday, Oklahoma’s Statewide Virtual Charter School Board unanim…

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