'Good news' From the Court

摘要

A supreme court ruling can be like a pebble tossed into a pond: ripples can radiate far. The court's ruling last week in a case arising from a New York school's complaint may result in the court implicitly reprimanding the New Jersey elementary school that considered Zachary Hood's reading preference unconstitutional. And last Monday's ruling may presage the rescue of many thousands of children in Cleveland and elsewhere from failing public schools. The ruling also may mean minimal constitutional impediments to President Bush's "faith-based initiatives" for involving religious institutions in the delivery of some social services.