Judge dismisses suit against Nevada school choice program

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas judge dismissed claims that Nevada’s sweeping new school choice program violated the state constitution by releasing public funds to religious schools, although the voucher-style program remains on hold over different concerns raised in a separate lawsuit.Judge Eric Johnson ruled Wednesday in a case against the state over Education Savings Accounts, a program that allows parents to claim the majority of their child’s per-pupil state education funds and u