CLEVELAND - The city's voucher program has seen a 10 percent increase in applications following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that the program is constitutional. That could mean some applicants will be turned down.

        “We've never had to turn anyone away in the past,” said Dottie Howe, communications manager for the Ohio Department of Education. “But that might not be the case this year.”

        Applications began pouring in after the Supreme Court's June 27 ruling, Ms. Howe said.

        The Education Department, which administers the voucher program, got 2,200 first-time applications by the July 31 deadline. The vouchers can be used for up to $2,250 of tuition at a private school.

        The state is making more vouchers available this year - 5,523 of them compared to the 4,500 vouchers awarded last year.

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