Lawrence Kenny, an economist with the University of Florida at Gainesville, has analyzed the results of studies on vouchers. He argues that other states may have more success with voucher programs despite the Florida ruling and that support builds as people become more comfortable with vouchers.

Thomas Pedroni is an assistant professor in the department of teacher development and educational studies at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. He has studied the involvement of African-American and Latino parents in supporting voucher programs.

Amy Hanauer is executive director of Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit group in Cleveland that studies public policy issues related to economics.

Martin Carnoy is a professor of education and economics at Stanford University.

Steven K. Green is a law professor at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He has written law review articles about the church-state issues that voucher programs raise and has filed amicus briefs in both the Florida and Cleveland school voucher cases.

Bruce Fuller is a professor of education and public policy and education at the University of California at Berkeley. He has studied decentralization in public education, including the development of charter schools and voucher programs. He also is co-director of Policy Analysis for California Education, an independent research center on education policy.

The website of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology in St. Louis is an interfaith organization of Christians working to foster a “community of scientists and technologists who are dedicated both to the advancement of scientific understanding AND to the growth of Christianity.” Sister Marianne Postiglione is director of communications.

Read an May 23, 2013 Catholic Reporter response to an essay about the relationship between religion and science, and how history influenced how the subjects are debated today.