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Catholic schools surpass public schools in Nation’s Report Card

The Nation’s Report Card by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released national scores for fourth- and eighth-grade mathematics and reading. Catholic school students in both grades surpassed public school students in both categories.

Supreme Court sets date to hear Oklahoma Catholic charter school case

“Justices will consider two primary questions. The first is whether a privately run charter school truly represents an arm of the state when providing a free education while chiefly relying on taxpayer funds,” Oklahoma Voice reported, adding that the second question deals with whether or not St. Isidore’s claim of religious discrimination is valid.

Catholic Schools Ready for Education Voucher Bill to Pass

As Texas lawmakers push forward with a school voucher program, Catholic schools across the state are preparing for a possible increase in enrollment. The proposed program would provide families with state-funded education savings accounts, allowing them to use public money for private school tuition.

More gains for school choice across the country

Idaho has enacted a school choice bill that would allow parents to use public funds to send their kids to private schools, and two other Republican-controlled states are moving closer to approving similar legislation. Meanwhile, Texas and Wyoming are close to enacting their own versions of school choice.

Federal bill could put Catholic schools in reach of more families

Introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, this legislation is supported by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the New Jersey Catholic Conference – the public policy arm of the state’s Catholic bishops. The NJCC also has issued a Voter Voice Alert encouraging residents to contact their legislators in support of the bill.

Transforming Catholic education with leadership and innovation grants

The grant program promotes excellence in Catholic education by supporting teachers’ creative projects, innovation and professional development. Grants funded through this program are designed to support transformative initiatives that benefit multiple grade levels and have a lasting impact on student learning.

St. Pius X rolls out new early preschool program in hopes of addressing childcare needs

A working mom who just welcomed her fourth baby to the world, Katie Stinson is familiar with the overwhelming task of finding childcare spots. “Getting on people’s wait list, it’s crazy that you have to find a spot before your child is even born, just because there’s such a shortage of options and availability,” Stinson shared.

Saint Edmond’s gets record $3M donation from Abessinio Foundation

Saint Edmond’s Academy has received a landmark $3 million donation from the Rocco A. and Mary Abessinio Foundation, which marks the largest unrestricted cash donation in the school’s history.

Friendly Partnership Grows Between Bucks County Catholic School, Nonprofit

A beautiful friendship has grown between two Bucks County neighbors. One is St. Joseph/St. Robert School (SJR), a pre-K through eighth grade Catholic school in Warrington, and the other is The Next Step (TNS), a 10-year-old Doylestown nonprofit organization serving young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

10 facts about U.S. Catholics (Pew Research)

Catholics are one of the largest religious groups in the United States, outnumbering any single Protestant denomination. The U.S. has more Catholics than all but three other countries – Brazil, Mexico and the Philippines – according to the Vatican’s 2021 Statistical Yearbook of the Church.