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
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...
The church needs to reclaim a leadership role on race in America. It was the summer of 1954, just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court had troubled the waters of...
I never imagined that crossing paths with homeless people would become a part of our children's grade school education. Who would put that on the...
Does the Catholic Church Practice what it preaches about a just wage? The response of church employees, ranging from lay ministers to chaplains to hospital...
It's pretty subdued day at Our Lady of Mercy School on Chicago's Northwest Side. Most of the kids are in class, huddled over Terra Nova achievement...
