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‘Faith-based schools are an asset for all of us’ – Michael Guerra, podcastED
Faith-based schools will be more effective in expanding school choice – and in getting Americans to see their value – if they work together across traditional lines, suggests the chairman of a new national commission that aims to foster that kind of coalition. “We want to encourage the leaders of faith-based[Read More…]
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Florida Catholic school leader named to Romney education team
John Giotis, a Republican activist who heads a Catholic school in St. Petersburg, Fla., is among 15 people named to a new National Educators for Romney group. The 15-member group is headed by Rod Paige, who served as U.S. Secretary of Education during President George W. Bush’s first term. Giotis, headmaster of The[Read More…]
More signs of a Catholic school comeback
News about Catholic schools in the U.S. usually isn’t good. Rarely a week goes by without a headline about another one closing and, with it, a neighborhood institution that for generations brought high-quality education to often low-income families. So what a nice change to see another local story about a Catholic school in Tampa, for[Read More…]
Florida may be next stop for highly regarded Catholic school network
A chain of Catholic, college-prep high schools that has demonstrated success with low-income students is eyeing two Florida cities for a possible expansion. Tampa and Miami are near the top of the list for the Chicago-based Cristo Rey Network, group president Rob Birdsell told redefinED. The reasons: A good job[Read More…]
redefinED roundup: Voucher rally in Pennsylvania, Jeb Bush in Colorado and more
Colorado: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush lays out his education reform formula, with expanded school choice a key plank. (Education News Colorado) Pennsylvania: Hundreds of Catholic school students in Philadelphia rally for a voucher bill. (CBS Philly) Michigan: State lawmakers consider funding cyber schools on performance rather than enrollment. (MLive.com) Washington:[Read More…]
“Vouchers” can help revive Catholic schools in Florida, beyond
After reading story after story about Catholic schools closing, it was heartening this morning to instead read about an aggressive local effort to help them rebound. The Diocese of St. Petersburg, in the Tampa Bay region of Florida, has launched an ambitious plan to reverse declining enrollment and ensure that Catholic[Read More…]
Christian Dallavis, working to revitalize Catholic schools – podcastED
Catholic schools used to be neighborhood schools. Many of them served immigrant familes. But since 2000 alone, more than 1,700 have closed in the United States, leaving voids in communities and diminishing school choice options for families who could use them now more than ever. In an effort to change that, the University of[Read More…]
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