Catholic Schools In Perspective: Religious Identity, Achievement, and...

Phi Delta Kappan;  October 1, 1999 ;   Youniss, James McLellan, Jeffrey A.;   787 words ...If one believes that Catholic schools have made a contribution to...into the next century, then Catholic schools must become part of the national...schools, the authors aver. CATHOLIC schools have become a lightning rod...

The so-called failure of Catholic schools. (response to David P. Baker and...

Phi Delta Kappan;  September 1, 1998 ;   Greeley, Andrew M.;   787 words ......social class composition of Catholic schools has changed, Father Greeley retorts. And the eliting of Catholic schools is a soluble problem. David...a picture of the failure of Catholic schools. They failed half a century...

Catholic Schools Week in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

PR Newswire;  January 31, 2000 ;     320 words ......Pennsylvania. That's one for each of the Catholic schools in Pennsylvania, which are celebrating Catholic Schools Week January 30 through February...Lighting the Way to a New Century. Catholic schools locally and nationally will celebrate...

CONGRESS HONORS CONTRIBUTIONS OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 8, 2006 ;     266 words ......following press release: In recognition of Catholic Schools Week and of the hundreds of thousands...students, teachers, and parents who help Catholic Schools succeed, the House of Representatives...657, honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. "The commonwealth of ...

Catholic Schools in the United States: An Encyclopedia.(Book review)

Catholic Education;  December 1, 2007 ;   Bennett, Katie;   787 words ...CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA...GREENWOOD PRESS, 2004 $183.95, 802 pages Catholic Schools in the United States: An Encyclopedia...concerned about the current state of Catholic schools and their future sustainability...

Governor, Legislators Recognize Catholic Schools Week.

PR Newswire;  January 25, 2002 ;     348 words ......General Assembly have marked Catholic Schools Week with a proclamation and...January 27 through February 2 Catholic Schools Week in Pennsylvania. The proclamation noted that for years Catholic schools have endeavored to educate...

President Clinton Salutes Catholic Schools Nationwide for Giving Strong...

U.S. Newswire;  February 1, 1994 ;     416 words ...WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Catholic schools were saluted by President Bill Clinton...instilling a strong moral foundation, Catholic schools are helping to secure a brighter future...faculties, staffs and alumni of America's Catholic schools...." as they celebrate the 20th ...

Including and serving students with special needs in Catholic schools: a...

Catholic Education;  June 1, 2007 ;   Durow, W. Patrick;   787 words ......serve students with special needs in Catholic schools. ********** The current agenda of...achievement and growth of all students. Catholic schools, while often not bound by the same...programs to send their children to Catholic schools. One reason noted by Greeley (1998...

It's Not About the Failure of Catholic Schools It's About Demographic...

Phi Delta Kappan;  February 1, 1999 ;     787 words ......Baker and Mr. Riordan assert, was that Catholic schools of the 1990s are going out of the...nothing to do with the failure of Catholic schools. Rather, we described the sweeping...non-Catholics. In 1992, 20% of students in Catholic schools were non-Catholic. Nationwide, only...

Catholic Schools: As Necessary as Ever

Momentum;  September 1, 2005 ;   George, Cardinal Francis;   787 words ......will be the last to be held in some Catholic schools here and in other dioceses. The usual...church and for the community at large. Catholic schools constitute the best school system...national tests when they enter the Catholic schools, they move into the 60th, 70th and...

Gift to the Nation: Catholic Schools Garner Top Grades from 109th U.S....

Momentum;  April 1, 2006 ;   Keebler, Barbara;   653 words ...Traditionally National Catholic Schools Week has provided a forum to advocate for Catholic schools at the local, state and federal levels...Congress turned the tables and saluted Catholic schools, praising both their academic excellence...

A LOSS TOO GREAT TO BEAR NO LEGAL BARRIER PREVENTS PRIVATE FUNDERS FROM...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  June 4, 2000 ;     787 words ......broader community, many of the Catholic schools in the poorest areas of Seattle could disappear. Four Catholic schools - two in the Central District...that happen to the remaining Catholic schools in poor neighborhoods that educate...

Catechism lessons: do Catholic schools have the answers?

Newsweek;  September 23, 1996 ;   Woodward, Kenneth L.;   735 words ...Do Catholic schools have the answers? NEW YORK CITY...000 surplus students to Roman Catholic schools, which he himself had attended...Albert Shanker, dared New York's Catholic schools to open their doors to the least...

Rep. Lipinski Introduces Resolution Honoring Contributions of Catholic...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 27, 2007 ;     454 words ......51) "honoring the contributions of Catholic schools." The resolution, introduced on Jan...Res. 51Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. Whereas America's Catholic schools are internationally acclaimed for their...

'Crisis' with loss of Catholic schools; Report ahead of pope's visit finds...

The Washington Times;  April 11, 2008 ;     787 words ......by the closure of more than 1,300 Catholic schools since 1990, mostly in cities, and...April 24. Since 1999, a total of 1,267 Catholic schools have closed and 374 have opened, according...students who have been displaced from Catholic schools, at a cost to taxpayers of about...