http://www.catholictools.com/problem-with-catholic-schools/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:26:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.catholictools.com/problem-with-catholic-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Jason Buck Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:50:25 +0000 http://www.catholictools.com/?p=571#comment-116 TJ. You are really on target with the legislative aspect of Catholic school growth. Did you read the report issued on Hispanics and Catholic schools published by Notre Dame University. TJ. You are really on target with the legislative aspect of Catholic school growth. Did you read the report issued on Hispanics and Catholic schools published by Notre Dame University.

]]> http://www.catholictools.com/problem-with-catholic-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-112 TJ D'Agostino Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:01:00 +0000 http://www.catholictools.com/?p=571#comment-112 Catholic identity and the quality of faith-formation in Catholic schools is a real concern in some Catholic schools. But on the whole Catholic schools are still by far the preferred model of forming children in the faith. The more urgent crisis is the financial concern that Catholic schools will soon only be "college prep" schools for the rich because education costs are making them inaccessible to low-income families. This denies the poor the opportunity for an education in faith, and often consigns them to very poor quality public schools. For this reason, Catholics need to get serious about legislation that supports parents' right to choose their school of choice, namely vouchers and tax-credit scholarships. This principal as the parent as the primary educator of children has long been a tenet of Church teaching. Catholic identity and the quality of faith-formation in Catholic schools is a real concern in some Catholic schools. But on the whole Catholic schools are still by far the preferred model of forming children in the faith. The more urgent crisis is the financial concern that Catholic schools will soon only be “college prep” schools for the rich because education costs are making them inaccessible to low-income families. This denies the poor the opportunity for an education in faith, and often consigns them to very poor quality public schools. For this reason, Catholics need to get serious about legislation that supports parents’ right to choose their school of choice, namely vouchers and tax-credit scholarships. This principal as the parent as the primary educator of children has long been a tenet of Church teaching.

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