Catholic Education: Living Off the Legacy

Tertium Quid – Vol. 1, Issue 1 – By Frank Ferguson – March 16, 2010
At its June 2005 meeting, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (the USCCB) approved the document Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium. This document is addressed to all bishops, priests, deacons, religious, [...]

New Report Shows Economic Benefits of Catholic Schools

March 4, 2010 by O'Meara Ferguson  
Filed under Catholic schools, News

The Catholic Review – By George P. Matysek Jr. – March 4, 2010
A newly released report by the Sage Policy Group, Inc. has found that Catholic school students in the Archdiocese of Baltimore produce higher test scores, are more likely to graduate and are more likely to attend and graduate from college than their public [...]

Vatican: Catholic Education is Source of Hope

September 10, 2009 by O'Meara Ferguson  
Filed under Catholic schools

Zenit.org – September 8, 2009
VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 8, 2009 (Zenit.org) – Education is a task that requires teamwork between parents and schools, under the authority of the Catholic Church so as to guarantee the solidity of religious formation.
This was affirmed in a circular letter on “Religious Education in Schools” sent from the Congregation for Catholic [...]

“Development, Financing and Catholic Education in a Turbulent Economy” – O’Meara Ferguson 2009 summer conference

August 10, 2009 by O'Meara Ferguson  
Filed under News

Plymouth, MI, Aug 10, 2009 – The O’Meara Ferguson 2009 summer conference, Development, Financing and Catholic Education in a Turbulent Economy, begins today and will continue through Wednesday, August 12. The conference will feature more than 20 speakers from various Church and secular organizations including the Archdiocese of Chicago, Archdiocese of Louisville, Goldman Sachs, Harvard [...]