NCEA 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 seek ways to counter steep decline in enrollment

Feb 9, 2021

The 12 Catholic schools in the small Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, have bucked a nationwide trend. They’re enrollment has increased this school year at a time when the vast majority of dioceses are headed in the other direction.

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

Pandemic sparks closures, creativity in Catholic schools

Apr 30, 2020

Catholic schools around the United States are retooling for an uncertain future after the coronavirus pandemic.

By Nick Mayrand

NCEA convention offered financial and leadership tips with teaching ideas

May 4, 2019

The NCEA was held in Chicago this year.

By Joyce Duriga

Catholic Schools Week celebrated Jan. 27-Feb. 2

Jan 19, 2019

National Catholic Schools Week will be celebrated across the country Jan. 27-Feb. 2 this year with the theme: “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.”

By Catholic News Service