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Central School District v. Allen  

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  • Board of Education of Central School District No. 1 v. Allen (1968) stands out as a significant ruling because in it the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of a statute from New York State that required local school boards to loan textbooks to children in Grades 7 to 12, including those who attended religiously affiliated nonpublic schools. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Central School District v. Allen]

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