National Catholic Educational Association Archives

Catholic educators share unexpected lessons of teaching in pandemic

Apr 11, 2021

No one has to tell Catholic school teachers how different this past year has been. At the start of the pandemic last spring, most Catholic schools adapted to online schooling and continued that way until the end of the school year.

By Carol Zimmermann

Catholic educators urged to talk about, ‘grapple with’ racism in the church

Apr 11, 2021

When Catholic educators met virtually this year at their annual conference, they took a close look at racism and how teachers should talk about its existence and work to promote an anti-racist environment in their schools.

By Carol Zimmermann

Even bullying has changed in pandemic, says Catholic educator

Apr 10, 2021

Bullying in schools is nothing new, but in the COVID-19 era, it has taken different forms.

By Carol Zimmermann

Catholic schools will emerge from pandemic stronger, officials say

Nov 25, 2020

Catholic schools are already closing at the highest rate since the tail end of the financial crisis in 2009-2010.

By John Lavenburg

Sister McNamee, ‘one of the giants in Catholic education,’ dies at 89

Sep 5, 2020

Sister Catherine McNamee, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet and longtime Catholic educational leader, died Aug. 30 at the age of 89. She was living at her order’s residence in St. Paul, Minnesota.

By Catholic News Service

Amid pandemic, future of many Catholic schools is in doubt

Aug 10, 2020

As the new academic year arrives, school systems across the United States are struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Catholic educators have an extra challenge — trying to forestall a relentless wave of closures of their schools that has no end in sight.

By David Crary

Black Catholics’ history: Will US Catholic schools teach it?

Jul 26, 2020

The history of Black Catholics in the U.S. is a dramatic mix of struggles and breakthroughs, but it has been largely ignored in the curriculum of Catholic schools. That may soon change.

By David Crary

Catholic schools in U.S. unveil reopening plans for worrisome fall term

Jul 21, 2020

U.S. Catholic schools are tweaking their reopening plans for a worrisome fall term by consulting parents and training staff for face-to-face instruction in many cases but with distance-learning programs in place as well.

By Tom Tracy