U.S. Supreme Court OK's Funds In School Case

Washington - The Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that allows use of federal funds in a program placing young teachers in religious schools.

Last year, the federal appeals court based in Washington ruled that the government was not using the grants to promote religion or as incentives for participants to teach religion.

In doing so, the appeals court reversed a trial judge's finding that the program lacked clear criteria for selecting the groups to train the teachers and had failed to monitor properly whether the organizations used government money for religion-related expenses.

Chief Justice John Roberts did not participate in the case.

The case is American Jewish Congress v. Corporation for National and Community Service, 05-282.