Catholic education Archives

Towards a “d’Alzon option” on education

Commentary
June 27, 2017

Emmanuel d’Alzon, founder of the Augustinians of the Assumption, grew up in the 19th century, in a post-revolutionary France that had jettisoned God. One of the chief apostolates of the Assumptionists is education, and their methodology can contribute to a renewal of public life in the United States by reminding the world that the secular worldview is not all-encompassing.

Bishop commends Ghana’s plan to hand back management of mission schools

Catholic News Service, Global Church
May 29, 2017

“I think returning the mission schools to their owners is a way of recognizing the contribution religious bodies have made and the purposes for which they founded mission schools,” Bishop John Kwofie of Sekondi-Takoradi said of the possibility.

Catholic schools pull gender identity play aimed at elementary students

Catholic News Agency, Global Church
May 12, 2017

An elementary school play called “Boys, Girls and Other Mythological Creatures,” about a young boy who questions his gender identity was cancelled in several schools in Canada because of age-appropriateness concerns.

Three opportunities for Catholic colleges to live their mission

Church in the US
April 3, 2017

Although there is a lot of controversy about how Catholic institutions of higher education exhibit their Catholic identity, there are three simple ways Catholic colleges could try and live out their faith without causing any protests.

School vouchers gain support, see smoother path ahead

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
March 20, 2017

Supporters of school voucher programs are looking forward to action on the issue given the Trump administration’s focus on it. Trump’s budget doesn’t explain how it will work out, but his education secretary says she has a plan.

Aquinas College makes changes, will now offer only degrees in education

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
March 13, 2017

With enrollment dwindling to 250 students and the school’s endowment down to $5 million, the congregation and the school’s board decided to make changes now while they still had options, Sister Anne Catherine said.