"Saint Timothy Parish campaigns for first new N. Ky. Catholic school in over 50 years"

read all about @ http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/boone-county/union/saint-timothy-parish-campaigns-for-first-new-n-ky-catholic-school-in-over-50-years





"UNION, Ky. – For the first time in more than 50 years, Northern Kentucky may see a new Catholic school."

"Students from dozens of Catholic schools get EITC grants"

[Commentary: Interesting is what I would say about this one. Apparently, the Catholic Schools and Catholic High Schools of from the Archdiocese in the City of Brotherly Love have been on a road to recovery lately. To an extant, the same can be said for the Catholic Schools of Chicago. But that's just me of course. -Edward Lamb]

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read all about it @ http://catholicphilly.com/2013/10/local-news/local-catholic-news/students-from-dozens-of-catholic-schools-get-eitc-grants/

"Aegis Security Insurance, Chesapeake Energy, CSX Transportation, Enterprise Holdings, Malady & Wooten, Penn Jersey Paper, United Healthcare Community Plan and Waste Management participated in Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program in collaboration with the Bridge Educational Foundation to award $268,950 of EITC tuition scholarships to students from 19 Catholic schools.

The Catholic schools, among other non-Catholic private schools located mostly in Northeast Philadelphia except where noted, included: Archbishop Ryan High School, Father Judge High School, Little Flower High School, St. Hubert High School, West Catholic Preparatory High School, Nazareth Academy Grade School and High School, Holy Innocents School, Our Lady of Port Richmond Regional Catholic School, Our Mother of Sorrows and St. Ignatius Primary School, Resurrection Regional Catholic School, St. Anselm School, St. Cecilia School, St. Christopher School, St. Dominic School, St. Martin of Tours School, St. Matthew School and St. Veronica School, plus St. Hilary of Poitiers School in Rydal, Montgomery County."

"School's prayers answered after other students' generosity"

read all about it @:  http://www.kctv5.com/story/23808948/schools-prayers-answered

"Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic School is calling its partnership with Notre Dame De Sion a blessing. Now, the students will be able to learn on the same level as other children in the metro.

If a student tries to start one of the 25 computers at Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic School, chances are they will be waiting.



"I don't know if we're actually going to be able to log in or not. We might be sitting here for a minute. It has been six minutes, and I still can't log in," said Joe Schramp, principal at Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic School."

"Three Catholic Central High School seniors named National Merit semifinalists"

Read all about it @
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/10/catholic_central_high_school_h.html



"GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Three Catholic Central High School seniors are semifinalists in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program, according to principal Greg Deja.
Seniors Zachary Drees, Kathryn Mirandette and Aristotle Zervoudakis are among 16,000 semifinalists nationwide. The pool of semifinalists, which represents less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. These students will now compete for some 8,000 National Merit Scholarships worth about $35 million that will be offered next spring."

"The choice: Catholic vs. Public schools"

Read all about it @ http://www.wickedlocal.com/georgetown/news/x825424152/The-choice-Catholic-vs-public-schools

"Catholic schools north of Boston boast of higher SAT scores, more students enrolling in college and a culture that emphasizes social consciousness and awareness.
But during tough economic times, choosing to shell out a few extra thousand dollars per year on your child’s education is no easy decision.
The Burke family, of Topsfield, has seen both sides of the coin. Their oldest son, Collin, went through the Topsfield public school system while their two younger sons, Ryan and Sean, attended Austin Preparatory School in Reading.
“We are really a hybrid family,” said Paula Burke. “My husband went to Catholic schools all his life, but I went to public schools my entire life and graduated from Salem High School.”"

"Central Catholic High School teacher receives $250 grant"

Read all about it @
http://www.krtv.com/news/central-catholic-high-school-teacher-receives-250-grant/



"GREAT FALLS - Another classroom in need received some help this week thanks to KRTV and First Interstate Bank as part of the One Class At A Time program."

“Federal Takeover of Catholic Education”

Read all about it @:
http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/10/21/federal-takeover-of-catholic-education/





"That’s the headline of Anne Hendershott’s must-read piece in Crisis magazine on how Catholic schools across the country are overturning their curricula in the name of obedience to the Common Core initiative, which is nominally state-led but whose contents are effectively controlled by the federal government. Catholic schools are chucking their curricula for Common Core in large part because the organizations controlling the SAT, ACT and GED are all strutting around bragging that they’re all going to be super-duper “aligned” to Common Core, even though nobody really knows what that means at this point because the federally funded assessment consortia haven’t yet released their plans for what national Common Core testing will consist of."

"Near tragedy at Cleveland Catholic High School"

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/10/police_investigating_wednesday.html



"CLEVELAND, Ohio – Two teens told police they were robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of Cleveland Central Catholic High School just after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

According to a Cleveland Police incident report, two 14-year-old girls at the school were walking through the school's parking lot on Baxter Road between East 65th Street and Broadway Avenue at 9:12 a.m."

"Teacher At Lancaster Catholic School Accused Of Sending Nude Photo To Student"

http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/10/14/lancaster-teacher-accused-of-sending-nude-photo.html





"LANCASTER, Ohio - A teacher at Fisher Catholic High School is on paid administrative leave after being accused of sending a nude photograph to a student."

"Head of Catholic education for Archdiocese of St. Louis stepping down"

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/head-of-catholic-education-for-archdiocese-of-st-louis-stepping/article_ac1be97d-cc56-5d7f-99a5-1755e92576e9.html



"After 47 years in Catholic education, the superintendent of schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis said today that he will step down from his position in June."

"A Catholic school-saving mission"

[Seven days old, but still relevant in Philadelphia. -Edward Lamb]

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http://articles.philly.com/2013-10-08/news/42797841_1_elementary-schools-camden-diocese-private-schools

"Given a choice years ago to retire and enjoy life, businessman Robert Healey Sr. decided to dig in. He is on a personal crusade to help save Catholic schools in the region.
Healey, 84, of Lumberton, a successful lawyer and entrepreneur, has become a champion for Catholic education, turning around struggling schools in New Jersey and Pennsylvania by showing them how to operate more like businesses."

"Speaker praises Catholic education at Sioux City Bishop's Dinner"

http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/speaker-praises-catholic-education-at-sioux-city-bishop-s-dinner/article_01e2c926-1dd2-5643-8975-afb3b26e5377.html





"SIOUX CITY | Catholics from across the Diocese of Sioux City filed into the Sioux City Convention Center on Sunday seeking inspiration and to share a common bond.
They received both, from one another and from the Rev. Jonathan Morris, the featured speaker at the annual Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools."

"Catholic Church wades into Missouri education fight"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/10/14/catholic-church-wades-into-missouri-education-fight/





"The Catholic Church is getting involved in a Missouri ballot initiative that would create tax breaks for donating to nonprofit groups that offer scholarships or financial aid for parochial and private schools."

"Bankruptcy trustee targets Catholic schools"

http://nypost.com/2013/10/13/bankruptcy-trustee-targets-catholic-schools/

"What’s a parochial education worth in New York City? Nothing, claims a bankruptcy trustee.

In an unprecedented case, trustee Robert Geltzer is trying to claw back roughly $45,000 in tuition money from two Catholic schools: Brooklyn’s Xaverian HS and Staten Island’s Our Lady of Mt Carmel-St. Benedicta School."

"Catholic Schools Respond to the Charter School Challenge"

[Almost two months old, but still relevant. -Edward Lamb]

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"ALBANY, N.Y. — A recent article in the Albany Government Law Review suggests that the emergence of charter schools — public schools not bound by the same operating procedures as conventional schools — has siphoned many students from Catholic schools, many of whom are minorities in poor, working-class neighborhoods."

Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/catholic-schools-respond-to-the-charter-school-challenge/#ixzz2hMELeYxG

"High school football notebook: Central Catholic displays depth at running back"

Read all about it @: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/high-school-football/high-school-football-notebook-central-catholic-displays-depth-at-running-back-706506/#ixzz2h9W0axfj


"Central Catholic will be without standout running back Luigi Lista-Brinza for at least a few weeks because of an ankle injury. But rather than slow down, the Vikings offense let Riley Redman put his hands on the wheel."

"When Catholic schools fire gay teachers, laity push back"

http://ncronline.org/news/faith-parish/when-catholic-schools-fire-gay-teachers-laity-push-back



"They taught English, gym, music and fifth grade and are typically described as "beloved" by their students.But that didn't stop the Catholic schools where they worked from firing these teachers for their same-sex relationships or, in one woman's case, for admitting that she privately disagreed with church teaching on gay marriage."

"Jasper catholic schools considering merger"

http://www.14news.com/story/23594793/jasper-catholic-schools-considering-merger




DUBOIS CO., IN (WFIE) -

The catholic schools in Jasper say they want to merge and create a new parochial school system.

The details of the merger between Jasper's Catholic Schools have not yet been worked out, but Father Gary Kaiser says Holy Family Elementary, Precious Blood Elementary, and St. Mary's Preschool will eventually all merger under one new catholic school system.

"The idea is not a new one," Father Kaiser says.

Father Kaiser says Jasper's Catholic Parishes have been searching for a way to make the schools more efficient, ever since middle-schoolers moved from Precious Blood to Holy Family in 1991. Kaiser, as well as other school officials, believe this merger will do that.

 

"Will Philadelphia’s Catholic Schools Be Resurrected?"

[Five months old, but still relevant. -Edward Lamb]







http://www.phillymag.com/articles/philadelphias-parochial-catholic-schools-resurrected/


"I walk in and see Linda Walters, who is now Linda Walters McSwigan, and I recognize her instantly because even when she was a little girl she had the face of an adult, droopy and fixed and serious. She ran for classroom pr­esident in fifth grade, the same year in which I managed the campaign of Michael Tobin, who was our class’s most handsome, athletic and popular kid; one night he and I sat in his kitchen as I glued stars to a colorful poster and whipped up the memorable slogan “With Tobin the Terrific, You’re Always on Top!” All of the other “campaigns” gave out favors—licorice, Fun Dip—to woo voters. I did, too, but not to the other candidates, nor to their campaign managers. If nothing else, Catholic school teaches you tactical thinking.


I cheek-kiss Linda and a few other girls from Resurrection of Our Lord grammar school, Class of 1977, here for our 35th reunion. An odd year to mark, but Jimmy L­amplugh didn’t make the 25-year and he’s in from Ireland and what the hell, the beer will be good. We’re in a wedding-factory-type hall in the Northeast, a few miles from our old school in Rhawnhurst. About 70 graduates are in attendance—a decent turnout from a class of 120, especially when you consider the troubling fact that eight of us are dead."

"Late monsignor leaves $240K to Pa. Catholic school"

http://www.ajc.com/news/ap/religion/late-monsignor-leaves-240k-to-pa-catholic-school/nbCLP/

"A monsignor who died after serving as a teacher and the headmaster of a northwestern Pennsylvania diocese's Catholic high school has left the school $240,000 in his will.
The Erie Times-News reports Monsignor John Hagerty's gift to Erie's Cathedral Preparatory School was announced Monday by Chris Hagerty, the priest's second cousin and executor of the estate."



 

"Chicago Catholic Grammar Schools See Attendance Growth"

"For the first time in 48 years Catholic grammar schools in Chicago and surrounding suburbs grew in population, by more than 1,300 students. 

“It’s gratifying to see all the hard work in improving Catholic schools recognized in increased enrollment,” Cardinal Francis George said in a statement.

After so many years of declining enrollment, the Chicago Archdiocese hopes this marks a new trend that will continue to see growth.

“For nearly 50 years there has been a story of declining student enrollment in our Catholic schools, and my hope in achieving this milestone of growth is to continue rewriting the script for our Catholic school families and our Church,” Sr. M. Paul McCaughey, superintendent of Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools, said."

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Catholic-Grammar-Schools-See-Attendance-Growth-226038641.html#ixzz2gWPIrU4w