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Catholic International University launches new program in AI, emerging technologies

Feb 6, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The program organizers took inspiration from the growing commentary from the Catholic Church about AI, including the Vatican’s recent “Antiqua... Read more

The first round of graduates of the Catholic Educational Leadership Cohort pictured with Superintendent Jim Rigg (back, middle) and David Armstrong (back, right) at graduation celebration on Jan. 10, 2025.

Building leaders in Catholic education: Miami Archdiocese partners with local university

Feb 6, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The Archdiocese of Miami and St. Thomas University in Florida have collaborated on a unique program designed to train handpicked... Read more

The most recent St. Albert Initiative took place in New Orleans on Feb. 2, 2024.

Catholic science event to address ‘pastoral problem’ among youth

Jan 27, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The St. Albert Initiative will bring together 200-250 attendees as well as 13 scientists and three theologians to present talks... Read more

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With eye on eliminating deficit, CUA grapples with proposed changes to academic programs

Jan 21, 2025

By CNA Staff

Administrators, faculty, and students at The Catholic University of America are in the throes of dealing with difficult decisions to... Read more

The U.S. Department of Education sign hangs over the entrance to the federal building housing the agency’s headquarters on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

What would happen if the U.S. Department of Education closed under Trump?

Jan 21, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

CNA takes a closer look at how the U.S. Department of Education impacts Catholic education and what shuttering it might... Read more

Students at St. Dominic Academy in Auburn, Maine.

Catholics challenge Maine law excluding faith-based schools from tuition assistance program

Jan 8, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Catholic parents who live in rural Maine are challenging a state law that excludes most faith-based schools from Maine’s rural... Read more

St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick, Massachusetts, on its opening day, Dec. 2, 2024.

Massachusetts Catholic school expands with $20 million classical-inspired building

Dec 28, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

A group of home schooling moms in Massachusetts banded together more than a decade ago with a vision: a classical... Read more

The Boston Children’s Museum is one of the participating museums in a program that provides free access to some of the city’s most famous museums twice a month to K–12 students — including, in a recent policy change, Catholic school students.

Boston mayor to include Catholic school students in free-museums program next year

Dec 9, 2024

By Matt McDonald

The expanded program, which offers free admission two Sundays a month for K–12 students, will now be open to Catholic... Read more

Main lobby of Orr Elementary in Tyler, Texas.

New Bible curriculum in Texas public schools faces scrutiny

Dec 4, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Critics of the curriculum cite fear it will “entrench religion in public life” and could “diminish the protections that are... Read more

Georgetown University President John DeGioia attends a ceremony at which an honorary degree was bestowed on AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on Sept. 3, 2009, in Washington, D.C.

Georgetown president John DeGioia to step down after 23 years

Nov 21, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

DeGioia, who served as the 48th president of the Jesuit university in Washington, D.C., said stepping down was “the most... Read more

Participants in a recent In Altum program in Washington, D.C.

International Catholic professional formation program grows in DC

The Washington, D.C.-based Catholic young professional formation programs of the In Altum Foundation reached the milestone of 1,000 graduates this... Read more

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Court rules in favor of Jewish families regarding special education funding in California

Oct 28, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Becket law firm said the ruling makes it clear that California cannot continue to exclude Jewish families and schools from... Read more

The Human Exploration Rover Challenge team at St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Diocese of Richmond.

Virginia Catholic school among 2 middle schools in world picked for NASA rover challenge

Oct 23, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Middle schoolers at St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Richmond Diocese were selected to participate in NASA’s Human Exploration Rover... Read more

St. Mary’s Catholic Preschool in Littleton, Colorado.

Colorado moves to repeal religious freedom protection in ‘universal’ preschool program

Oct 15, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Colorado state officials repealed a religious freedom protection in the state’s Universal Preschool program amid an ongoing legal battle.  Read more

Maureen McKinley helps her children through some study exercises in her family's dining room in Phoenix. McKinley and her husband, Matt, home-school their five children and offer the older children a curriculum that includes Latin.

States continue to report high levels of home schooling after pandemic boost, study finds

Oct 9, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Johns Hopkins School of Education’s Homeschool Research Lab found that 90% of states that shared numbers reported that home... Read more

Bishop Ireton High School upperclassmen welcome freshman students on their first day of school for the 2024-2025 phone-free school year.

Phone-free education: Catholic schools rise to the challenge

Aug 28, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

An increasing number of school districts across the U.S. are restricting or banning cellphone use — a move many Catholic... Read more

The Maine State House in Augusta.

Maine Catholic schools to be excluded from tuition grant program

Aug 9, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The state of Maine will fund private or public schools — even out of state — but Catholic schools are... Read more

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Oklahoma Supreme Court declines to stay ruling to rescind religious charter school contract 

Aug 6, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The state Supreme Court denied a stay of a recent ruling that required the Statewide Charter School Board rescind a... Read more

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All-boys, scholarship-funded Jesuit Catholic school to open in Cincinnati

Aug 2, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

With the help of state scholarships and private donors, Xavier Jesuit Academy will open this August, reviving a building that... Read more

St. Joseph’s School in Adrian, Michigan.

Michigan parents press case to end discrimination in school funding 

Jul 1, 2024

By Martin Barillas

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Bursch Law firm have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their... Read more