"Catholic schools raise tuition amidst an enrollment decline"

http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/4675123-74/schools-enrollment-diocese#axzz2f6CZEplr

"Overall enrollment is down and tuition up in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Superintendent Michael Latusek said at a news conference on Thursday marking the start of the school year.

The diocese is down about 800 students from last year, he said, when enrollment was about 21,000 in preschool to 12th grade.

Robert L. Paserba, secretary for Catholic education and evangelism, said the decline occurred mainly in elementary schools, where he said families with more than one child might be financially strained to pay for private education.

Tuition for the first child a family enrolls this school year increased about $150 for an elementary student to $3,600 and rose $550 to $9,500 total for a high school student. If a family enrolls more than one child, the district works with the family to lessen the cost for any additional child based on income and other factors."

"Catholic school enrollment grows in Palm Beach County"

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-09-15/news/fl-diocese-catholic-schools-20130915_1_state-scholarship-program-vincent-ferrer-catholic-school-diocese



"After five years of decline, enrollment in Diocese of Palm Beach Catholic schools is slowly rebounding, with steady growth recorded at many schools over the past two years.
Officials credit the improving economy, expanded scholarship opportunities and new technology that impresses parents.

"The economy hit and parents had to reprioritize," said Vikki Delgado, principal of St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic School in Delray Beach. "It gave us the opportunity to revamp our program.""

Missed how much?

Sorry if I hadn't been working on this blog lately, but I am doing my part for Catholic Education in the real world. That's where I'm needed. What have you done for us lately?

-Lamb

Nothing much today

Well, there isn't any to speak of that is going on in Catholic Education today other than sports. No good stories like closings and controversial stories of the kind. Oh well, minus well check tomorrow.

-Edward Lamb

"Catholic school parents fear arrival of Common Core"

http://articles.mcall.com/2013-08-17/news/mc-allentown-catholics-common-core-20130817_1_standards-chief-state-school-officers-catholic-school-parents

"Dave Herman wanted to enroll his daughters in a Catholic elementary school so they could learn in an intimate, traditional setting, where parents had as much input as possible. He found that at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Roseto, where his daughters learned about faith and morality as well as math and English. The girls loved the school, and Herman considered the more than $3,000 annual tuition per student money well spent."

"Wuerl Holds Mass for Catholic School Educators"

http://laurel.patch.com/groups/schools/p/wuerl-holds-mass-for-catholic-school-educators



"In a mass for Catholic school principals, teachers and staff Monday, Washington Archbishop Cardinal Donald Wuerl honored educators as they begin the new school year. The mass was held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. In a homily, Wuerl told educators they had a special role, according to a release from the archdiocese."

"Catholic Schools get Voucher Applications"

http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20130816/WRT01/308160154/



"Two Wisconsin Rapids-area parochial school systems are among 25 private systems statewide that will participate in the Wisconsin Parental Choice program after garnering among the highest number of voucher applications in the state.


Assumption Catholic Schools received 109 applications — the fifth-highest in the state behind schools in Green Bay, Eau Claire, Appleton and Oshkosh — and Immanuel Lutheran School received 40 applications, coming in at No. 24, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced Thursday. Stevens Point Area Catholic Schools and Columbus Catholic Schools in Marshfield also made the cut."