Judge Rules Colorado Can't Block Funding for Preschools with Biblical Beliefs

A federal court in Colorado ruled Tuesday that the state's decision to exclude Catholic preschools from receiving funding was unconstitutional. 

Becket Law, a non-profit legal group, filed a federal lawsuit against Colorado last August on behalf of two Catholic preschools to protect the ability of families who send their children to Catholic schools to participate in the state's universal preschool program (UPK).

Denver's Department of Early Childhood provides funding for 15 hours per week of free preschool to the more than 40,000 families attending private, public, and faith-based preschools in Colorado.