St. Augustine has much to teach us about the meritocracy and recent college admissions bribery scandals.
Education
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Pope Francis calls for global alliance to better educate young people
The pope launched the new initiative, called the Global Compact on Education, for the future of new generations with a video and written message released by the Vatican Sept. 12.
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New York public schools to teach sex abuse prevention
Catholic schools and faith formation programs nationwide have had age-appropriate sexual abuse awareness training since soon after the U.S. bishops adopted the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” in 2002.
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Former NYU president John Sexton on faith, reason and free speech on campus
John Sexton, an American attorney and former president of New York University, reflects on serving as a Catholic educator at a secular university, increased political polarization in the U.S. and his newest book “Standing for Reason: The University in a Dogmatic Age.”
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The science is in: Faith can be effective against adolescent depression
All youth counselors should be aware of this connection.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Education grants for prisoners are not only practical, they also promote human dignity
A bill to restore Pell grants for those in prison would be an investment in human capital, writes Raymond Moylan, but more importantly it honors the principles of Catholic social teaching and strikes a blow against “throwaway culture.”
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Catholic schools in Memphis to reopen as charter schools this fall
This year, the Catholic Diocese of Memphis closed the nine Jubilee Catholic Schools at the end of the school year due to financial shortfalls.
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Chicago Public Schools urged to take lesson from Catholic Church on sex abuse
The Chicago Public Schools system should take some lessons from the Catholic Church in dealing with child sexual abuse allegations, according to an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Who gets to be Brazil’s patron of education under Bolsonaro? Paulo Freire or a Jesuit saint?
Allies of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro want to strip Paulo Freire of his patronage of Brazilian education in favor of a Jesuit saint. But he did not count on one thing: the opposition of Brazilian Jesuits.
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America This Week: Series Finale
This week’s guest is John W. Miller. We discuss his article “The opioid crisis demands a new solution. Churches are hoping to be part of it.” We also discuss these articles: Social media reinforces clean divisions, but reality is messy. The threat of a climate catastrophe is here. Will U.S. Catholics heed the call? Detroit […]