"Unusual but true: Catholic schools in inner-city are expanding"

http://catholicphilly.com/2014/08/back-to-school-2014/unusual-but-true-catholic-schools-in-inner-city-are-expanding/


"“Man bites dog” stories are always fun. For years dwindling enrollment and rising costs forced many of Philadelphia’s Catholic parochial schools to combine or shut down. In many cases, parishes sold or leased empty school buildings to the public school system and more recently to charter schools."