The House Budget slashes Medicaid and food assistance by billions to pay for the tuition of private school students, whose families in some states can make up to half a million dollars a year. When they could not get enough votes to pass the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), a federal voucher bill, they shoved it into budget reconciliation. Let your member of Congress know you oppose ECCA. (fb)

U.S. Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma religious charter school in 4-4 decision. This is good news for those who support the separation of church and state. Religious groups spoke against opening religious charter schools because they fear that gov't funding will come with strings. (fb)