Advocates of programs to support non-public schools say that they are implemented at the state level within existing agencies and question the claim by Ms. DeVos that a federal law would lead to more bureaucracy.
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Is Catholic identity hurting enrollment at Catholic colleges?
All colleges face budget challenges, but Catholic schools must also contend with marketing to an increasingly secular applicant pool.
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Bishops decry U.K. refusal to remove cap on Catholics in ‘free schools’
Church leaders have criticized the government for siding with a vocal secular minority.
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Controversy over Knight highlights L.G.B.T. tensions at Catholic colleges
The episode is the latest in a years-long struggle for Catholic colleges to balance support for diverse student populations while adhering to church teaching.
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Mother killed on Southwest flight was firm believer in Catholic schools
Riordan, a Wells Fargo executive from New Mexico, was a “thoughtful leader who has long been a part of the fabric of our community.”
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“America” is not a synonym for the United States
From its founding, the name of this review has signified a social and political reality that transcends the borders of the United States.
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What Loyola’s Final Four run can teach us about Catholic schools and sports
The unlikely journey of the Loyola Chicago Ramblers participates in a national conversation where, for three weeks anyway, we are all invited to consider what counts when it comes to personal, communal and institutional values in contemporary culture.
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Why I helped plan my Catholic school’s walkout against gun violence
Our student body generated dialogue around a topic that we did not all agree on.
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What’s more dangerous than a dictatorship of relativism? A dictatorship of positivism.
The battles being waged in the public square are not so much about whether ultimate truths exist, but which absolute “truths” will govern public affairs.
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UMBC’s historic basketball team has Catholic connection in coach, players
The Retrievers’ became the first No. 16 seed to earn a victory in 136 tries.