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Catholic leaders push for $10 billion federal school choice program
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Feb 14, 2025 / 14:45 pm Catholic leaders have voiced support for a bill that would establish a federal tax credit to expand school choice in K–12 education. If passed, the Educational Choices for Children Act (ECCA), introduced at the end of January during National School …
Obituary: Reverend James J. Walsh
Reverend James J. Walsh, a beloved figure in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and St. Dominic Parish, passed away on January 29, 2025, at the age of 83. Born on December 11, 1941, in Cincinnati Ohio, Fr. Jim dedicated his life to serving the Church and his community with unwavering commitment …
U.S. Catholic school report highlights steady enrollment
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 21, 2024 / 13:30 pm Following three years of modest growth, enrollment in Catholic education has remained stable since 2023, according to new data made public Wednesday by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). The NCEA, which gathers statistics on Catholic school enrollment in the United States each year, …
As home schooling soars in U.S., Catholic schools struggle to recover from pandemic
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 18, 2023 / 06:00 am As Catholic schools struggle to reach pre-pandemic student enrollment levels, Catholic home education appears to be enjoying a small renaissance, in keeping with trends showing an ongoing spike in home schooling across the U.S. The Washington Post last month reported that home …
COVID setback: Public school students in some grades lost more ground than Catholic school students
by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Oct 26, 2022 / 07:45 am The pandemic’s negative effect on learning was more pronounced among fourth- and eighth-graders at public schools than among their Catholic school counterparts, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Education. The new data comes from The …
U.S. Catholic school enrollment dropped last year but 28 schools opened
By Catholic News Service HOUSTON (CNS) — Catholic educators opened 28 new schools and closed or consolidated 148 others during the 2012-13 school year, according to a report issued by the National Catholic Educational Association. The NCEA has ranked the Archdiocese of Cincinnati as the sixth-largest Catholic school district in the …
Local Catholic school teacher wins national award
Mrs. Mary Ann Mecher, a fourth grade teacher at Our Lady of Victory School in Delhi Township, was recently named as recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Teacher Award by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). Mrs. Mecher was recognized for her outstanding commitment to the religious, academic, and social formation …