Oklahoma Board Rejects Catholic Charter School Bid, Requests Corrections.

Oklahoma authorities have delayed a decision on a Catholic-led bid to open the country's first publicly funded religious charter school, which is expected to spur a court fight over constitutional limits between church and state. The state charter school board voted against approving the application to open a public campus that teaches students religious tenets just like a private institution. However, the decision gives church leaders time to address board members' concerns, then refile their request before a new and final vote in several weeks.