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Catholic school superintendent aims to equip schools for special ed
An educator with years of experience working in and studying best practices in special education was recently named superintendent of... Read more
Longtime Catholic schools leader to head Seattle archdiocese task force
Leading education expert Father Ronald Nuzzi will head a task force for Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle, with... Read more
Advocates appeal for Catholic schools amid closures nationwide
At least 100 Catholic elementary and high schools across the United States will not reopen for the fall semester, with... Read more
Pa. Catholic Conference appeals diversion of coronavirus relief from private schools
The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference is asking the U.S. Department of Education to reverse state authorities’ decisions that the conference says... Read more
Why this Spokane Catholic school is going classical
St. Charles Catholic School in Spokane, Washingon adds its name to a growing list of Catholic schools across the country... Read more
Pennsylvania bishops urge governor not to divert emergency funds from private schools
The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference is urging Governor Tom Wolf not to divert federal emergency funds, appropriated to help K-12 schools... Read more
Irish commission: Catholic school discriminated against atheist student
The Republic of Ireland’s Workplace Relations Commission has decided that an atheist child was discriminated against by his Catholic school... Read more
How Catholic schools scrambled to meet technology needs for distance learning
It has been one month since most schools across the US closed their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Australian bishops: religious discrimination bill has merit, but flaws should be fixed
Australia’s Catholic bishops have welcomed changes to a proposed religious discrimination bill to protect religious believers and institutions from discrimination... Read more
Bishops applaud school choice as Pence visits Catholic school
The U.S. bishops’ conference praised a Trump administration plan to expand school choice Wednesday, as Vice President Mike Pence paid... Read more
This unique Catholic school has served Native American students since 1927
In central South Dakota, along the northern jog of the Missouri River in what one might call “the middle of... Read more
High school founded by former NFL star aims to make virtuous students
Not everyone who goes to high school will go to college, the founders of a new Minnesota high school say,... Read more
University should not be for the privileged few, Pope Francis says in Japan
At a Jesuit university in Tokyo on Tuesday, Pope Francis said a quality university education should not be something out... Read more
Construction begins on Baltimore’s first new Catholic school in over 50 years
Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore and other leaders from the city broke ground on October 23 for the first new... Read more
Newman scholar critiques Catholic universities
Catholic universities should try to do more than run an assembly line of information for students who never learn to... Read more
Christian think tank warns of flaws in Australian religious discrimination bill
Freedom for Faith, a Christian legal think tank, expressed concerns last week over unintended consequences of the Australian government's religious... Read more
Analysis: Does a Vatican decision on Brebeuf Jesuit undermine Archbishop Thompson?
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis announced this week that the Vatican has suspended a decree that prohibits the school... Read more
The important legacy of the US' sole Catholic historically black university
This week the country marked National HBCU Week to recognize the accomplishments of historically black colleges and universities throughout the... Read more
Scottish Church says Catholics schools don't cause violence
A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Scotland said Wednesday the suggestion that Catholic schools in the country are a... Read more
Lawyers' group hesitant about Australia's religious discrimination bill
The president of the Law Council of Australia signalled dissatisfaction with the government's religious discrimination bill Wednesday. Among his concerns... Read more
