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Over the summer, a group of Catholic schools in Harlem and the Bronx posted some attention-grabbing results. Their students took the same tests as children in New York’s charter and traditional public schools. State data showed that, on average, all types of schools improved. But the Partnership Schools improved faster.[Read More…]
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The annual release of state test results in New York State saw rising scores across the board — as well as debate about what, exactly, that meant. But for a half-dozen inner-city Catholic schools, the results brought some unequivocal good news: Their students’ gains outpaced not only their public-school peers, but also the city’s[Read More…]
A new report looks at a key aspect of the Catholic school renaissance we’ve explored before on this blog: The rise of private school management organizations — which, it turns out, are not confined to Catholic schools. The report, from the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, looks at the rise of these[Read More…]
Students know their priorities the moment they enter St. Joseph Catholic School. A sign by the front door reads, “Our Goals: College. Heaven.’’ Inside the West Tampa school’s cafeteria, boys and girls gather for Holy Karaoke, a morning program that encourages them to dance and sing, and focus on the[Read More…]
