Education

U.S. Catholic school report highlights steady enrollment, school choice

03/27/2024 at 8:59 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Kate Quinos, Catholic News Agency Staff, March 21, 2024 Following three years of modest growth, enrollment in Catholic education has remained stable since 2023, according to new data made public Wednesday by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA).   The NCEA, which... read more

The belles of St. Mary’s: College rescinds transgender policy

12/21/2023 at 4:43 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Michelle La Rosa, the Pilot, December 21, 2023 . 2:10 PM   St. Mary’s College, a women’s college in South Bend, Indiana, has decided not to implement its plan to enroll male students who identify as female. The change was announced in a Dec. 21 email to the college community,... read more

Bishop Rhoades urges St. Mary’s College to ‘correct’ new policy allowing trans applicants

11/29/2023 at 5:40 PM By Kevin Edward White
Rhoades claims the issue lies in the Catholic college embracing a definition of woman he says is “not Catholic.” By Jazlynn Beboutt, 21AliveNews.com, November 29, 2023 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WPTA)- Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese is speaking out against a policy... read more

After Years in the Wilderness, Conservative Christian Education Is Being Born Again Post-Pandemic

11/28/2023 at 1:19 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Vince Bieleski, RealClearInvestigations, August 17, 2023 New, state-funded school choice programs make it easier for students from poor families to afford tuition. Above, student athletes at Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, serving mostly Latinos on the south side of... read more

Biden’s education secretary criticizes parents who are ‘misbehaving’ and ‘acting like they know what’s right for kids’

09/22/2023 at 6:50 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Carlos Garcia, Blaze Media, September 22, 2023 The secretary of the Department of Education criticized some parents who protested against controversial curricula at school boards, and he was taken to task on social media for it. Miguel Cardona made the comments during an interview... read more

Groups sue to block Catholic charter school in Oklahoma; state leaders stand firm

08/06/2023 at 11:52 AM By Kevin Edward White
By Tyler Arnold, Catholic News Agency, August 2, 2023 Nine Oklahoma residents and several interest groups, including the ACLU and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, filed a lawsuit against state leaders to block the sponsorship and funding for the first approved Catholic charter school... read more

Parents Pushing Back on Public Education: The Law Is on Your Side

08/02/2023 at 10:20 PM By Kevin Edward White
COMMENTARY: A recent article by professor Helen Alvaré offers an encouraging example. By Andrea M. Picciotti-Bayer, National Catholic Register, August 2, 2023 More and more American parents are waking up to the pervasive and lasting injuries inflicted by gender ideology on children. This... read more

‘Biblical manhood’ group responds to cancelation by Christian university

07/19/2023 at 3:18 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Madison Rehbehn, (Dallas Baptist University), College Fix, July 19, 2023 ‘We see our mission to turn men to God as an urgent one,’ group’s CEO says The CEO of a Christian group that promotes “Biblical manhood” recently shared with The College Fix why its events,... read more

Portland-area Catholic schools are at a crossroads over transgender, nonbinary student rights

06/26/2023 at 2:08 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Julia Sullivan, The Oregonian/Oregon Live, June 26, 2023 Hundreds of Portland area families whose children attend Catholic schools are protesting western Oregon Archbishop Alexander Sample’s guidance that schools under the church’s umbrella not recognize transgender... read more

Canadian parents push back against gay pride flag in Catholic school district; police called

04/28/2023 at 6:28 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Tyler Arnold, Catholic News Agency, April 26, 2023 Police were called to maintain order at a Catholic school board meeting in Ontario, Canada, during a discussion about whether the board should fly a gay pride flag at its central office throughout June to support gay pride month. The... read more

Pilot who offered women flights to abortion-friendly states fired from job teaching at Catholic seminary

04/25/2023 at 7:40 AM By Kevin Edward White
By Joe Bukuras, Catholic News Agency, April 24, 2023 A professor at a Catholic seminary in Louisiana lost his job after it was discovered that he had gone on social media to offer his services as a pilot to women wishing to travel to states where abortion is legal.  Greg Williams, a... read more

Catholic schools’ biggest challenge? Boston superintendent says it’s a ‘lack of vision’

02/03/2023 at 5:21 PM By Kevin Edward White

Former superintendent of Virginia school district indicted in transgender bathroom rape cover-up

12/15/2022 at 10:04 PM By Kevin Edward White

Parents-Rights Candidates Find Success in Local School-Board Races

11/18/2022 at 10:42 PM By Kevin Edward White

GONZAGA SHAME

11/18/2022 at 8:44 PM By Kevin Edward White

Where Are the Catholic Schools in a Synodal Church?

10/17/2022 at 3:44 PM By Kevin Edward White

Girls as . . . Not Necessarily Woke

10/11/2022 at 11:45 AM By Kevin Edward White

“Gender-Expansive” Indoctrinators Get One Thing Right

10/11/2022 at 11:24 AM By Kevin Edward White

Arizona Teachers’ Union Push to Overturn School-Choice Expansion Appears to Flop

09/27/2022 at 1:43 PM By Kevin Edward White

After Courts Force Jewish University to Host LGBTQ Campus Group, University Shuts Down All Clubs

09/19/2022 at 2:54 PM By Kevin Edward White