Catholic Schools

Same Sex Couple Barred From Entering High School Prom

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.14.2012

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Hope Decker and Tiffany Wright, a same-sex couple at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky., were barred from attending the school's prom be...

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Thank You, Single Moms

Don McNay | Posted 05.13.2012

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It's no accident that I fell in love with a single mother. They know how to give unconditional love in a way the average people can't.

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Neighborhood Schools: An Answer to Chicago's Supply and Demand Problem

Joshua Hale | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Big Shoulders Fund, Charter Schools, Chicago Education, Chicago Schools Closed, Chicago Schools Funding, Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, Chicago Schools, Chicago Impact, Catholic Schools, Chicago News

While selective enrollment and high quality neighborhood and charter public schools are key to the fabric of our city, they clearly cannot meet the demand

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Santa Fe School's Drug Testing a Negative for Many Parents

Annette Fuentes | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Marijuana, Drug Testing, Catholic Schools, Norml, Harry Connick Sr, Santa Fe, Education News

When St. Michael's High School in Santa Fe, New Mexico, sent out a letter in February about a proposed random drug testing program for next school year, it ignited a controversy among parents at the private school.

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An Applied Vision for Young Catholic Professionals

Thomas A. Shakely | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Penn State, Philadelphia, Volunteering, Alumni, Service, Catholic, Catholic Schools, Impact News

Philadelphians have long been known for their devotion to their city and its triumphs, both real and legendary. We're a people whose roots run deeper ...

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WATCH: 9-Year-Old's Awesome Michael Jackson Dance Moves Gets Him Suspended

AP | Posted 02.04.2012

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WINONA, Minn. -- A Catholic school in Minnesota has suspended a 9-year-old boy for performing a crotch-grabbing Michael Jackson dance move during a fu...

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Bishop Slams Public Schools: Hitler And Mussolini 'Would Love Our System'

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Video, American Civil Liberties Union, School Vouchers, Public Money for Private Schools, Private Schools, Bishop Joseph Mcfadden, School Voucher Programs, Public Dollars for Private Schools, School Choice, Joseph Mcfadden, Religious Schools, Education Reform, School Choice Programs, Roman Catholic Schools, Catholic Schools, Education News

Religious leaders in Philadelphia are frustrated with the battle over school choice, to the extent that Harrisburg Bishop Joseph McFadden says fascist...

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Students Rally At Philadelphia Schools Slated To Close

AP | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: St. Hubert's High School for Girls, Catholic School Closings, Pennsylvania Schools, Pennsylvania Catholic Schools, School Closures, Philadelphia Catholic Schools, Philadelphia, West Philadelphia Catholic High, Philadelphia Schools, Catholic School Closures, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Catholic Schools, Education News

PHILADELPHIA — Students at several Philadelphia-area Catholic schools slated for closure staged rallies Monday to voice their opposition to an a...

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Teacher Fired For Having Artificial Insemination

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.28.2011

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Christa Dias, former technology coordinator at Holy Family and St. Lawrence Catholic schools in Cincinnati, Ohio, claims she was fired for becoming pr...

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The Fighter Comes to Chicago's Leo High School

Gordon Marino | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Leo High School, Chicago High Schools, The Fighter, Micky Ward, Catholic Schools, Dicky Eklund, Chicago News

In The Fighter, Christian Bale played the role of the charismatic but slightly daft brother and trainer of junior welterweight contender Micky Ward. Recently, Eklund visited Leo High School in Chicago.

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Indiana Vouchers Prompt Thousands To Go Private As Public Schools Plead For Students To Stay

AP | By TOM COYNE | Posted 10.28.2011

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Weeks after Indiana began the nation's broadest school voucher program, thousands of students have transferred from public to priv...

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'Emotionally Charged' Emails Halt Catholic School Ramadan Dinner

AP | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Mother of Mercy School, Catholic-Muslim-Dialogue, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Schools, Religious Tolerance, Roman Catholic Schools, Ramadan Dinner, Catholic Schools, Education News

CINCINNATI — A Roman Catholic high school dropped plans for a Ramadan dinner after hearing complaints about its partnership with a Muslim advoca...

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Catholic Schools Closing In Northeast

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 09.28.2011

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This story was reported in collaboration with our partners at Patch.com When Anna Marie Osso tells people about Our Lady of Victory Academy in Ne...

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Court Says Ex-Principal Can't Sue Church Over Alleged Sexual Remarks

AP | DAVE COLLINS | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Religion and Politics, School Principals, Catholic School, Sex in School, Catholic Schools, Sex, Connecticut, Education News

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Monday that a former Catholic school principal cannot sue the Archdiocese of Hartford on c...

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Catholic Schools Not Immune To Bullying

Posted 08.25.2011

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By Charley Honey c. 2011 Religion News Service GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) Middle school is no picnic for a lot of students, but for Alec McGuire, i...

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Education Is Not a Consumer Product

Steve Nelson | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Harmony Schools, Online Learning, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Cosmos Foundation, Green Dot, Kipp, Privitization, Harlem Success, Catholic Schools, Education Reform, Charter Schools, Education News

Now, courtesy of Gates and others, we're on the front edge of an analogous privatizing wave that will drown public education. Once it's gone, we'll never get it back.

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ACLU: Milwaukee's Voucher Program Segregates Schools

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.07.2011

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NEW YORK -- Milwaukee's voucher system, which allows low-income students to attend private schools using tax dollars, discriminates based on disabilit...

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Vouchers Are a Scam

Steve Nelson | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Establishment Clause, Michelle Rhee, Privatizing Education, Vouchers, Education, Education Reform, Catholic Schools, Indiana, School Vouchers, Education News

Ms. Rhee's missive intentionally avoids some very glaring problems, leading one to suspect her motivation and the motivation of other conservatives who press for vouchers and school choice.

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Supporters Petition Archbishop To Keep Corporal Punishment

Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Corporal Punishment, Archbishop Gregory Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, Paddling, Catholic Schools, St. Augustine High School, Catholic Schools Paddling, Religion News

By Kari DeQuine Religion News Service NEW ORLEANS -- More than 500 students, parents and other supporters of St. Augustine High School marched Saturd...

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WATCH: Paddling As Punishment?

Posted 05.25.2011

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At an intense debate Thursday over bringing corporal punishment back to a Catholic New Orleans school, an archbishop said paddling could cause emotion...

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My Come-to-Jesus Moment

Rich Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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I have this undeniably strong sense of Jewishness. Which makes it all the more ironic that my wife and I are attempting to send our daughters to Saint Monica's Catholic High School.

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Are Families To Blame For Declining Number Of Nuns?

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Daniel Burke Religion News Service If she had listened to her parents, Sister Jenn Graus might never have professed vows last month to join the Co...

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Top Catholic School Program Concealed Sexual Abuse Knowledge

AP | PATRICK CONDON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christian Brothers, Catholic School, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, De La Salle Christian Brothers, Catholic Schools, Education News

MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Price was struggling with memories of the sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a high school teacher, so he reac...

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Church Leaders Look To Halt Decline In Catholic School Enrollments

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Barri Bronston Religion News Service NEW ORLEANS -- Not much keeps Archbishop Gregory Aymond up at night. But one thing does make him toss and tur...

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Church-State Issue Clouds Catholic Schools' Conversion

AP | CARLY EVERSON | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: Catholic Charter Schools, Indianapolis Catholic Charter Schools, Indianapolis Charter Schools, Religion, Indianapolis Catholic Public Schools, Charter Schools, Catholic Public Schools, Catholic Schools, Religion News

INDIANAPOLIS — A plan to create what could be the first U.S. public charter schools run by a Roman Catholic archdiocese is meeting resistance fr...

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