TREND: Catholic Schools Are Putting Down I-Phones—and Picking up the Cross

CBJ Editors January 31, 2018

DENVER, CO (CNA/EWTN News)—Not long ago, introducing more technology into the classroom meant allowing third graders to play 15 minutes of Oregon Trail during recess time. In recent years, particularly after the emergence of smartphones and other mobile devices circa 2012, for many schools it has meant an iPad for every student, laptops in every classroom. However,…

CATHOLIC BUSINESS PROFILE: Michael Van Hecke, M.Ed., Founder and President of Catholic Textbook Project

CBJ Editors September 28, 2017

It’s a commonplace in education that “a textbook is only as good as the teacher who teaches it.” But according to Michael Van Hecke (pictured left), a seasoned headmaster of a Top 50 school and the founder of the Catholic Textbook Project, sometimes an exceptional textbook can transform a good teacher into a better teacher—or even into a great

Pope Francis retools John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family

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Vatican City, Sep 19, 2017 — On Tuesday Pope Francis issued a new motu proprio changing the legal status of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family, making it a theological institute charged with studying marriage and the family from a scientific perspective. The motu proprio, titled “Summa Familiae Cura,” meaning “Highest Care…

Thomas Aquinas College to Open Branch Campus in New England

CBJ Editors February 8, 2017

(CATHOLIC BUSINESS WIRE) — SANTA PAULA, CA—Thomas Aquinas College has entered into a preliminary grant agreement with the National Christian Foundation (NCF) to accept its gift of a former secondary school campus in Northfield, Mass.

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON APPOINTED TO INSTITUTE FOR CATHOLIC LIBERAL EDUCATION BOARD

CBJ Editors November 22, 2016

VENTURA, CA—Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez has appointed Bishop Robert E. Barron to serve on the board of The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE), a Ventura-based nonprofit dedicated to serving Catholic educators nationwide through an understanding and appreciation for the riches of authentic Catholic education.

District 221: The Hangman’s Noose Consequence of Accepting Federal Funding

CBJ Editors June 1, 2016

Schools and school districts—including Catholic schools—that accept federal funding may want to rethink that age-old decision for easy-flowing government cash. There are strings attached. And recently those strings took on bizarre consequences that threaten student safety and

NEW COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM RAISES THE BAR — CLT Exam Proves Superior to ACT and SAT in Content, Assessment, Delivery

CBJ Editors April 1, 2016

Jeremy Tate, president and founder of Maryland-based Classic Learning Initiatives, today announced the public launch of a new, highly praised college entrance exam, the CLT exam.

The Bishop Who Cuts Through Education Cliches

CBJ Editors March 9, 2016

And gets to the heart of what Catholic education really is….Read More>>

In Business, It’s Called A Turnaround Artist At Work

CBJ Editors February 2, 2016

This one happened in the Church—at a once-lost, now-thriving Catholic school…Read More>>

A Taste of Old-School Catholic Education (Link Updated)

CBJ Editors January 19, 2016

Not a bad start after winter break…Put simply, good education is never defined by how a school yields to the simplest of culture trends, no matter what “neighborhood” in which a school is located. Seems like common sense to most of us…Read More>>

The Most Courageous Entrepreneurs in the World

CBJ Editors December 17, 2015

They’re Catholics….and they’ve opened a new Catholic university in Iraq as a way to fight back against ISIS.

New Diocesan-University Partnership

CBJ Editors December 15, 2015

Pioneered at one stage by Ave Maria University and now taken on by Univ. of Steubenville with the diocese of Venice, Florida, this could be a model for many dioceses (and there are large numbers at stake, in the long run)….

The Hard Business of Catholic Education

CBJ Editors December 15, 2015

In trying to find a “typical” Catholic school for Pope Francis to visit in the United States, planners found Our Lady Queen of Angels in New York.

But given the diversity of situations of U.S. Catholic schools, the inner-city Harlem school gave the pope only a glimpse of the wide variety of models of Catholic education available in various parts of the country.

Knights of Columbus Sponsors CRS to Help Educate Middle Eastern Refugees

CBJ Editors December 1, 2015

The Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization, has donated $500,000 to Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to support the Jordanian Catholic Church’s schooling of Syrian and Iraqi refugees in that country. The check was presented on Sunday, November 15 to CRS CEO Carolyn Woo by Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Carl Anderson in Baltimore.

Notre Dame Professor Forced to Leave Project Aimed at Faithful Catholic Education

CBJ Editors December 1, 2015

In an unexpected turn of events, University of Notre Dame professor Father Bill Miscamble, C.S.C., has been forced to disassociate himself with a new project (NDCatholic.com) that gives detailed recommendations to students who seek an authentic Catholic education during their studies at Notre Dame. The new project recommends Notre Da

In Nevada: Activists use Anti-Catholic Law to Block Low-Income Students from Educational Opportunities

CBJ Editors October 30, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Becket Fund is defendi

Another Catholic Diocese Sets Fundraising Record

CBJ Editors October 27, 2015

Brooklyn, one of America’s biggest sees.

Ave Maria School of Law Taking Measures to Improve Bar Exam Results

CBJ Editors October 27, 2015

The Ave Maria School of Law in Naples, FL, also has a new Full-Tuition Scholarship Plan… Read More>>

Forgotten Neighborhood, Exemplary Catholic School Principal, and a Visit from the Pope

CBJ Editors September 8, 2015

Joanne Walsh, principal at New York’s Our Lady Queen of Angels school, and her staff and students—and the entire neighborhood—are ready to receive the pope…in Harlem.

Ave Maria School of Law Ranked #1 in the State For Bar Passage

CBJ Editors April 14, 2015

Ave Maria School of Law’s bar passage was ranked #1 in the state of Florida with 83 percent of graduates passing the February bar exam on the first try. This far exceeds the statewide average passing rate of 64.3 percent.

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