He's back! Cardinal Dolan lobbies for Catholic school tax credit

http://nypost.com/2014/03/19/cardinal-dolan-lobbies-for-catholic-school-tax-credit/

"New York City Cardinal Timothy Dolan and bishops from around the state made a lobbying push at the Capitol on Tuesday for a long-sought tax credit that could save Catholic schools from shuttering.

Dolan and the bishops met with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders to advocate for a tax credit for charitable donations made for educational purposes. The legislation would eventually be worth up to $300 million a year, with half going to public school programs and half going to scholarships for students who attend private schools."

                                                                                  

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Commentary: It's good to hear an update about news such as this. If memory serves, this is a follow up from another article that was dated two months ago. And of course, I'll wish them luck on this one.

-Edward Lamb  

"New Morality Clauses for Catholic School Teachers"

http://www.advocate.com/politics/religion/2014/03/21/new-morality-clauses-catholic-school-teachers

Commentary: In the city of Cincinnati, the Archdiocese over there is making its teachers sign contracts in regards to their code of conducts outside of school. Important behaviors to note are divorce, contraception, and homosexuality. The reason why the Archdiocese over there has this contract for its teachers is because they do not to have any behaviors from its teachers that would discredit their schools or go against Catholic doctrine and morals.

Personally, I believe that the teachers of any school, and not just ours, are to be prime examples and role models to their students. True, with a recent string of Catholic Schools in this country coming under fire over firing its faculty members on the basis of their sexuality, it would seem that to have contracts such as this being given out would prevent further legal problems from occurring.

-Edward Lamb

       

"Bank of America in court battle with Catholic school and more financial reads"

http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2014/03/24/bank-of-america-in-court-battle-with-catholic-school-and-more-financial-reads/


Commentary: The financial company known as Bank of America is going head to head against a Catholic School. Currently, there is no information on the details of that school...


-Edward Lamb

"Catholic schools unite—you have nothing to lose but your deficits!"

http://www.uscatholic.org/blog/201403/catholic-schools-unite-you-have-nothing-lose-your-deficits-28623#sthash.KJurhxk8.dpuf




"Let’s hear it for the intrepid staff at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, N.J., who have not only embarked on a bold multimedia fundraising campaign to secure the school’s future, Anthony 2020, but have also created a new online community, Faith in Education, showcasing the success stories of Catholic schools across the country. The site’s creators hope to spark conversation about Catholic schools on a national level.


Kathleen Staudt, development director of St. Anthony’s, bluntly describes the shuttering of Catholic schools in America as “a national crisis.”  “Those involved are passionate about the issue,” she says, “but the stories across the United States are told regionally and sporadically. We thought we could do a real service to the community by gathering them and sharing them on a daily basis.”"

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Commentary: Indeed, it has been a national crisis; a crisis that its roots from decades prior.




-Edward Lamb

"Despite [South Jersey] closings, Catholic education remains a force"

http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20140313/NEWS01/303130017/Despite-S-J-school-closings-Catholic-education-remains-force

"Each day on her way to work, Patti Paulsen drives past what was once St. Bridget Catholic School in Glassboro.

“It still pulls at my heartstrings,” Paulsen says of her alma mater. St. Bridget was one of a dozen schools affected in a mass restructuring of Catholic education by the Diocese of Camden in 2007.

“Three generations of my family went there: my parents, me and my kids. I loved that school and I have so many memories.”

The diocese has closed many other schools in the last seven years. The most recent slated for closing is St. Stephen in Pennsauken. Just last year, the doors were shut on Sacred Heart High School in Vineland and Assumption School in Waterford."

"Morris Catholic Senior Sures Her Parents "

http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20140302/NJNEWS/303020017/








"A Morris Catholic High School honor student and athlete who claims her parents threw her out of their Lincoln Park home when she turned 18 has taken the highly unusual step of suing them for immediate financial support and to force them to pay for her college education."

"20,000 Supporters Sign Petition For Shaela Evenson, Teacher Fired From Catholic School For Being Pregnant"

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/religion/20000-supporters-sign-petition-shaela-evenson-teacher-fired-catholic-school-being




"Twenty thousand supporters from across the country sent a petition to the Montana Catholic school that fired Shaela Evenson, a teacher who was let go for becoming pregnant out of wedlock."

"National Online Community Celebrating Catholic Education Launched by St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, New Jersey"

http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/6883673732.html




"JERSEY CITY, N.J. March 3, 2014 /Christian Newswire/ -- St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, N.J., launched a new online community called "Faith in Education," today. The purpose of this community is to share positive stories about parochial schools in the United States and to inspire support and conversation around the future of Catholic education."