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States continue to report high levels of home schooling after pandemic boost, study finds
The Johns Hopkins School of Education’s Homeschool Research Lab found that 90% of states that shared numbers reported that home... Read more
Phone-free education: Catholic schools rise to the challenge
An increasing number of school districts across the U.S. are restricting or banning cellphone use — a move many Catholic... Read more
Maine Catholic schools to be excluded from tuition grant program
The state of Maine will fund private or public schools — even out of state — but Catholic schools are... Read more
Oklahoma Supreme Court declines to stay ruling to rescind religious charter school contract
The state Supreme Court denied a stay of a recent ruling that required the Statewide Charter School Board rescind a... Read more
All-boys, scholarship-funded Jesuit Catholic school to open in Cincinnati
With the help of state scholarships and private donors, Xavier Jesuit Academy will open this August, reviving a building that... Read more
Michigan parents press case to end discrimination in school funding
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Bursch Law firm have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their... Read more
Nonprofit announces largest single investment in Catholic school education history
The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation will be donating $150 million to the Big Shoulders Fund to invest the... Read more
Archbishop warns of religious freedom erosion in Australia, calls for ‘saints for our time’
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher raised the alarm over Australia’s incremental erosion of religious freedom and called for committed action. Read more
A new player in post-secondary Catholic education: San Damiano College for the Trades
The new college, which is currently accepting applications for its fall 2025 inaugural class, is geared toward young men. Read more
Pro-lifers dismayed at Massachusetts pro-abortion governor’s appearances at Catholic school events
Pro-lifers are raising a ruckus over two recent appearances at Catholic education events by the pro-abortion governor of Massachusetts. Read more
Legislative update: The 5 states taking up private school choice bills in 2024
More than 13.7% of Catholic school students nationwide use school choice program funding to help with tuition, according to the... Read more
U.S. Catholic school report highlights steady enrollment, school choice
The National Catholic Educational Association reported that enrollment remained steady with a 0.0% change in enrollment. Read more
New criminal justice program in Steubenville ‘rooted in the Catholic tradition’
Franciscan University of Steubenville, founded in 1946, announced the launch of the program in a press release last month. Read more
First of its kind Catholic trade high school debuts in Houston
The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has opened a first of its kind Catholic trade school for high schoolers in Texas’ largest... Read more
Can ‘Catholic joy’ save society? This growing network of Catholic schools says ‘yes’
The first Chesterton Academy was founded in 2008 with a commitment to being “Catholic, classical, and affordable.” Read more
Pope’s ambassador to U.S. moderates education forum in Florida
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, was in St. Petersburg, Florida, Wednesday to draw attention to... Read more
A founder with a vision: Tech-based Catholic university in Los Angeles to open this fall
The Catholic Polytechnic University (CPU) in Los Angeles announced that it will welcome its first inaugural class of students in... Read more
‘Every child deserves the opportunity to thrive’: New Orleans Saints owner funds new Catholic school
Gayle Benson concluded her monthly giving in December with a large donation to Good Shepherd School, which serves inner-city children... Read more
Catholic higher ed in 2023: 3 universities that thrived, 1 that decided to close its doors
CNA took a closer look at three Catholic universities that experienced impressive growth in 2023 and one that will be... Read more
Catholic Distance University renamed Catholic International University, plans expansion
The name change is meant “to adjust to the new technologies and the reality of our university that is going... Read more
