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For most Americans, parochial school education outshines public schools
Parochial schools are better at their task than public schools, say respondents to a survey of Americans’ attitudes towards varieties... Read more
Bishop Conley: 50 years after Land O'Lakes, Catholic education needs renewal
The 50th anniversary of a historic statement that changed Catholic higher education in America represents both a cautionary tale and... Read more
Court sides with NY archdiocese in major religious liberty decision
A federal court ruled Friday that the Archdiocese of New York had the right not to hire a diocesan school... Read more
Catholic schools pull gender identity play aimed at elementary students
A Catholic school district in southern Ontario has responded to complaints after its cancellation of a play about gender identity... Read more
Canadian province to fight ruling booting students from Catholic schools
The Saskatchewan government has said it will seek a temporary exemption to block a judge’s ruling that could force up... Read more
Anthony Esolen accepts post at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Anthony Esolen, the prolific Catholic scholar and author known for his distinctly Catholic worldview and translation of Dante’s The Divine... Read more
New campaign highlights Catholic services in Michigan
A new television ad campaign launched by the Michigan Catholic Conference is featuring commercials that spotlight the hand of the... Read more
Aquinas College to downsize, shift focus to education
Aquinas College in Nashville announced last week that it will be restructuring to focus primarily on education degrees, and will... Read more
Trump pushes education choices in visit to Florida Catholic school
President Donald Trump visited a Florida Catholic school on Friday, praising the Catholic education system and touting his support for... Read more
Architect of Steubenville's Catholic revival dies at 85
Father Michael Scanlan, TOR, the former president and chancellor of Franciscan University of Steubenville, passed away on the morning of... Read more
Can classical education save us from victimhood culture?
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Read more
Catholic colleges to undocumented students: You're still welcome
More than 100 presidents of Catholic colleges and universities have reaffirmed their support for undocumented students in light of questions... Read more
How a new classical academy is reaching out to millennial parents
Coming in 2017, families in Northern Colorado will have the option to send their children to a Catholic elementary school... Read more
Denver-based Augustine Institute receives accreditation
The Augustine Institute, a Denver-based Catholic graduate school for the laity, has announced this week that the Commission on Accrediting... Read more
Amid firestorm of publicity, Mount St. Mary's president resigns
After fierce controversy during his short-lived term at Mount St. Mary's University, president Simon Newman has stepped down, the school's... Read more
Beyond the classroom: How one Catholic school puts care for creation into action
The Chicago area didn’t get the piles of snow that much of the rest of the country did this week,... Read more
Common Core developer’s message for Catholic education: don’t sweat the SAT changes
In an effort to address uneasiness about the Common Core, a developer of the curriculum says that a traditional Catholic... Read more
Pope to Ugandan catechists: Your work is not easy. But it is important.
Speaking with catechists and teachers in Uganda, Pope Francis on Friday offered encouragement and stressed that witnessing the faith is... Read more
Pope's representative to US stresses Catholic identity in schools
Catholic schools can embrace their identity through familiarity with Christ, devotion to the Virgin Mary and a commitment to Christian... Read more
How one professor is inviting teachers to rethink Catholic education
Realizing that many educators don't learn the history of teaching before they begin their career, a professor at the Thomas... Read more
