In a city where both the public and Catholic school systems have been going broke, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia made a deal with a millionaire...
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Donors bent on saving struggling Catholic schools have deep pockets and even deeper commitment. The closing of Our Lady of Sorrows School in Portland, Oregon...
A junior high teacher yearns to be a positive gay role model in her Catholic school. But she wonders, "Does the church love me as much as I love it?"...
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors...
At the urban Dallas public school she had attended since kindergarten, Karen Hernandez’ grades were mediocre. By the end of fifth grade, her parents didn’t...
Catholic schools have largely failed to attract Hispanic Catholics, but some parishes have found innovative ways to draw them in. As her Puerto Rican immigrant...
The jury’s out on whether Catholic law and business schools give students a higher degree of faith. When Brian Chan was applying to graduate business schools...
How would education expert Father Joseph O'Keefe, S.J. reboot Catholic schools if he could start from scratch? In a time and place not so far away...
Can we reinvent Catholic schools? Theresa Muniz remembers the nuns in her elementary school as strict, vigorously inspecting her appearance and demanding...
The high cost of Catholic education leaves many in the dust. One mother argues that it will take the whole church to pick up the children who are left behind...
