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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
Catholic school says it can't meet demands of transgendered student
A Catholic high school in New Jersey has denied a transgendered student admission after recognizing it would be unable to... Read more
Why this diocese is ditching Common Core for liberal arts
The Diocese of Marquette in Michigan says it is already experiencing success in their process of adopting a Catholic liberal... Read more
Suicide of bullied student raises questions for Catholic school
The suicide of a seventh grade Catholic school student prompted outpourings of grief and prayers, amid disputed claims from his... Read more
This California bill could hurt poor students at religious schools
Religious students from disadvantaged backgrounds could be most affected by a California bill threatening state-backed student grants to schools that... Read more
Youngest US track Olympian relies on God when times get tough
Sydney McLaughlin has not had an easy year. Read more
In Israel, public policy and unmet promises may put Christian schools at risk
The Israeli government's policies for Christian schools and unfair education budget cuts put them at risk of collapse, the Office... Read more
Did a Massachusetts court ruling essentially ban Catholic schools?
A Massachusetts court ruling against a Catholic school may have set a dangerous precedent that interferes with religious schools’ ability... 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
Illinois diocese: New policy tells families what to expect from Catholic schools
Cooperation, not exclusion, is the goal of a new parental agreement for students in Catholic schools run by the Diocese... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone thankful for San Francisco teacher contract agreement
Efforts to promote Catholic culture in the San Francisco archdiocese’s high schools and to agree on a contract acceptable for... Read more
Anti-Cordileone ad misrepresents Catholicism, archdiocese says
A group of Catholics promoting a full-page advertisement asking Pope Francis to remove Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone don’t represent San Francisco... Read more
After controversy, NJ Catholic school reinstates teacher with plea for 'truth and charity'
A New Jersey Catholic school has reinstated a teacher who was the focus of media controversy over her social media... Read more
Canada Supreme Court: Catholic schools have right to teach Church views
Canada’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Catholic schools in Quebec must be allowed to teach from a Catholic viewpoint... Read more
Catholics supporting Archbishop Cordileone on school identity feel silenced, pressured
Amid a PR campaign and protests against Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s attempt to clarify Catholic teaching in the San Francisco schools,... Read more
Oil company hit man has Archbishop Cordileone in his sights
Sam Singer’s public relations firm spun a Chevron oil refinery disaster in California and fought back a legal ruling in... Read more
Controversial or consistent? San Fran archdiocese weighs in on teacher rules
The Archdiocese of San Francisco says that far from being condemnatory, the morality clauses in its new teacher handbook are... Read more
Voucher backers to Colorado high court: don't exclude religious schools
The Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs has joined several other Christian schools and organizations in a legal brief to support... Read more
Conscience rights for DC religious schools threatened by city vote
The Washington D.C. city council has stripped religious schools of legal protection against certain discrimination lawsuits, voting unanimously to repeal... Read more
Minority presence in Catholic schools is a win-win, bishops say
Stressing the value of Catholic schools, leaders of the U.S. bishops called for greater outreach to underserved communities, to help... Read more
