I did not say anything. Students played it cool. I heard a few students gasp in surprise when they walked into my room after Christmas break. Other...
Education
Explore U.S. Catholic articles on education—faith-based insights, reflections, and resources for schools, universities, and lifelong learning.
It is an old saw that a liberal education is a value in and of itself, but when students are asked to matriculate with a lifetime of debt, can anyone honestly...
A few weeks ago I was standing in the back of a college classroom at the Catholic university where I teach while my students chatted with a guest speaker via...
I spent my entire life in public schools, and when I started at Loyola University Chicago, I was unaware that retreats were a regular part of Catholic schools...
If you’ve graduated from college in the last 10 years, odds are you’re still paying for that education. As the cost of college has soared, so too have the...
After President Barack Obama made news last week with an effort to help college graduates with student loan payments, this week someone else is stepping up to...
Schools lunches have been served up in the news a lot recently. As most children anxiously anticipate summer vacation—a time to sleep in, go biking with...
As the school year winds down and children start looking ahead to summer vacation, the heated debate about the national Common Core standards shows no signs of...
In lieu of the many recent instances where employees of Catholic institutions—ranging from food pantry workers to teachers—were forced to leave their...
I know firsthand how hard it can be. It’s a daily struggle that now affects 1 in 5 American households. It affects your every decision. It’s a crippling...
