On July 1, Vincent Rougeau, the dean of Boston College Law School, will become the next president of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.
Education
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Catholic school enrollment is at its lowest in 50 years, new report says
Catholic school enrollment figures for the current school year—significantly impacted by the pandemic—dropped 6.4% or more than 111,000 students from the previous school year, which is the largest single year decline in almost 50 years.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The future of Catholic schools in Spain is in question under a new law
A new law threatens the viability of government-supported Catholic schools in Spain.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Covid-19 has forced campus ministry to enter a new era of digital spirituality. It’s going O.K.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused campus ministries around the country to reassess how to best minister to their students.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
I am a Catholic school parent. Please save our urban schools.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.