The Covid-19 pandemic is adding to the financial woes of Catholic schools in inner cities. But better management and creative fundraising may save them, writes Lance L. Lee, a parent of two children in Catholic schools.
Education
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In-person classes boosts enrollment for some Catholic schools, but that won’t save them all.
With many public schools still in virtual mode, parents are taking a new look at Catholic education. But Michael O’Loughlin reports that the reprieve from declining enrollment may be temporary.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Catholic homeschool curricula has whitewashed world history. Is it too late to fix it?
Catholic homeschooling resources have historically offered a whitewashed, triumphalist account of history.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis prays for young people as school year begins amid pandemic
In a letter to people participating in a virtual Marian pilgrimage, Pope Francis offered words of encouragement to families struggling amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Vatican: Educational alliance needed to confront pandemic challenges
In a letter to L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, the head of the Congregation for Catholic Education called for an alliance between secular and Catholic educational institutions to confront the challenges caused by the pandemic.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Should access to a basic education be a constitutional right?
A federal court recently ruled that access to a “foundational level of literacy” is a basic right. That could spur new reforms to public education, as well as new school-choice options.
Posted inGoodNews, Politics & Society
Guatemala teacher pedals classroom to students during coronavirus pandemic
A teacher in Guatemala relies on his bicycle to be his transportation and his classroom. Each day he pedals among the cornfields of Santa Cruz del Quiché to give individual instruction to his sixth-grade students.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Ruling in Montana case called welcome victory for religious freedom
Religious liberty advocates believe that the latest Supreme Court decision will finally banish the hated 19th-century Blaine Amendments for good.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling
The court upheld a Montana scholarship program that allows state tax credits for private schooling.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Where can we find shelter in a time of risk and uncertainty?
Can the humanities help us find intellectual, emotional and spiritual shelter during our present time of crises?