In a 5-4 ruling June 30, the Supreme Court said the exclusion of religious schools in Montana’s state scholarship aid program violated the federal Constitution.
Court says tax credit program can’t exclude religious schools
Loss of Catholic schools would be an ‘American tragedy,’ says archbishop
“If Catholic schools are allowed to fail in large numbers, it would cost public schools about $20 billion to absorb their students, a cost already-burdened public schools should not be made to bear,” Archbishop Gomez said.
Financial fallout from pandemic, recession causes Catholic schools to close
More than 100 Catholic elementary and secondary schools nationwide are expected to close by the fall, largely because of financial challenges resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic recession.
Catholic educators wonder how to restart the next school year
Education leaders imagining how Catholic schools will safely reopen this fall agree on two things: different decisions will be made according to locations and reopening plans may change on short notice.
Jason Adkins: Blaine Amendments and bigotry
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently deliberating a case involving a Montana state constitutional provision steeped in historic anti-Catholic bigotry. The justices’ decision could drastically impact the future of school choice programs across the country.
The Big Question: What does the future hold for Catholic schools?
Contributing to this month’s conversation are Dr. Thomas Burnford, president and CEO of the National Catholic Educational Association; Christine Friederichs, principal of St. John’s Area School in Foley; and David Fremo, diocesan director of Catholic Education Ministries.
Catholic schools called ‘essential, integral’ to Church’s ministry
National Catholic Schools Week is Jan. 26 to Feb. 1.
Breaking the chains of poverty through Catholic education
Let us break the chains of poverty with the help of Catholic education.