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Pennsylvania Catholic students win lawsuit allowing participation in local district sports
Catholic parochial school families in Pennsylvania won the right to participate in district sporting events after suing a local school... Read more
School choice boosts Catholic school enrollment in Florida
Step Up For Students, a Florida program that administers state-funded K–12 scholarships, says Catholic school enrollment in the state has... Read more
Pope Leo to ‘promote the fundamental role of the family,’ former diocesan colleague says
Edinson Delgado worked closely with Bishop Robert Prevost as administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo’s leading Catholic school. Here’s what... Read more
Bishops applaud Educational Choice for Children Act, urge removal of ‘poison pill’ language
The budget reconciliation bill that passed in the House this week includes groundbreaking school choice legislation that provides $5 billion... Read more
Texas Catholic schools prepare to grow as Abbott signs school choice bill into law
The program’s $1 billion education savings account program has led many to expect a noticeable shift in how Catholic education... Read more
Texas bishops hail passage of school choice bill in state Legislature
The bill would create a $1 billion Education Savings Account program, giving eligible families up to $10,000 per student to... Read more
U.S. Catholic schools report indicates school choice programs on the rise
In the 2024-2025 school year, there were 1.6 million Catholic school students and more than 150,000 professional staff members, with... Read more
Australian study finds ‘lifelong benefits’ to Catholic education
The study found that Catholic school attendees were more likely on average to be employed and to earn higher wages... Read more
Texas ‘school choice’ legislation could trigger influx of students to Catholic schools
The measure would create education savings accounts (ESAs) of about $10,893 per student and allow home schooling families to collect... Read more
U.S. bishops respond to Trump executive order designed to eliminate Department of Education
“Parents are the primary educators of their children and should have the freedom and resources to choose an educational setting... Read more
Catholic schools surpass public schools in Nation’s Report Card
In the Nation’s Report Card, national scores for Catholic school students surpassed public school students for fourth- and eighth-grade mathematics... Read more
Building leaders in Catholic education: Miami Archdiocese partners with local university
The Archdiocese of Miami and St. Thomas University in Florida have collaborated on a unique program designed to train handpicked... Read more
Boston mayor to include Catholic school students in free-museums program next year
The expanded program, which offers free admission two Sundays a month for K–12 students, will now be open to Catholic... Read more
UPDATE: 3 states vote against school choice, projections indicate
These votes against school choice bucked the ongoing trend in the U.S. in favor of school choice. Read more
Virginia Catholic school among 2 middle schools in world picked for NASA rover challenge
Middle schoolers at St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Richmond Diocese were selected to participate in NASA’s Human Exploration Rover... Read more
‘Transformational’ Catholic college-prep program serves low-income families
The Cristo Rey Network implements a “Corporate Work Study” program that places students at professional jobs all summer and during... Read more
Paris archbishop condemns firing of Catholic school principal accused of violating secular laws
Catholic schools in France, which are state-funded, are allowed to maintain their religious identity and offer catechism classes so long... Read more
Indiana diocese issues school guidelines affirming biological sex, promoting pastoral care
Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend notes in the policy that all diocesan institutes must use pronouns that align... Read more
Nebraska bishop calls for ‘developing authentically Catholic schools’ in new pastoral letter
Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, highlighted the tenets of Catholic education and the modern challenges facing educators in a... 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
