Nevada Supreme Court Decision Permanently Blocks Use of School Funds to Pay for Vouchers

The Nevada Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in the Lopez v. Schwartz case, permanently blocking the use of public school funds to pay for the state’s Education Savings Acount (ESA) voucher program.  The Supreme Court justices decided to unanimously that the voucher program violates Section 2 and 6 of the Education Article of the Nevada Constitution, which mandates that all funds allocated by the Legislature for the public schools can only be used for their operation.