Written by Karen Barreras, Director of Leadership Engagement, NCEA, kbarreras@ncea.org Like many people involved in Catholic school education, one of our first steps may have been when we attended Catholic school ourselves or when we enrolled a child or children in Catholic school. For me, the latter was the case. I married in the Catholic […]
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Another ETP Success Story: IT and STEM at St. Teresa’s
Author: Lucas Ostrowski, Founder & CEO Email: ncea@educationtechpros.com Website: https://www.educationtechpros.com When the technology teacher at St. Teresa of Calcutta Education Center announced their retirement, principal Robin John knew it would be tricky to find a replacement. Recruiting and hiring a new technology teacher was one of Robin John’s first tasks as the new principal, and […]
Lingering Pandemic Learning Loss? Try Catholic Schools
Written by John Galvan, Director of Assessments, NCEA. On May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization declared that the COVID-19 pandemic “no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.” For those of us who work in the educational sector, that years-long stretch was a heavy lift. We all needed to see that […]
Literacy experts answer educators’ 10 most pressing questions about dyslexia
Erin Ryan, Senior Writer, NWEA, erin.ryan@nwea.org In Dyslexia: What every educator should know about the most common learning disability, NWEA literacy experts Tiffany Peltier and Cindy Jiban took an evidence-based look at dyslexia. Here are their answers to some of the questions we received after the webinar. You can read more on the NWEA blog, […]
Fostering Creativity and Collaboration in Catholic Education: Six Ways to Nurture the Whole Student Through Faith and Learning
John Galvan, Vice President of Assessments, NCEA, jglavan@ncea.org Catholic schools are renowned for their dedication to nurturing the whole person – mind, body, and spirit. In the 21st century, the demand for creative and collaborative problem solvers is more important than ever. How can we incorporate the teachings of the Catholic faith to promote creativity […]
Students, Families and Evangelization in Catholic Schools
by Joseph D. White, Ph.D., Associate Publisher, Catechetical Resources, jwhite@osv.com Evangelization is a primary function of Catholic schools. Although they provide quality education in a variety of subject areas, as agents of the Church, they share the larger mission of the Church – forming disciples of Jesus Christ. Catholic schools should, and must, be more […]
What School Leaders Need to Know About the Changing Affiliations of Latinos in the U.S.
Content contributed by Megan Bissell, Research Project Manager, megan@ncea.org A recent Pew Research Center survey on the religious affiliation of Hispanic adults in the United States has significant implications for Catholic schools. While Catholicism remains the largest religious group among Latinos, its share among Latino adults has steadily declined over the past decade. In 2010, […]
Digital Citizenship Matters
By Christina Jontra, Chief Navigator – Neptune Navigate christina@neptunenow.com Living and teaching in the digital age means we no longer are limited to news from three local stations and students aren’t restricted to accessing information from the library during school hours. The phones they carry with them 24/7 give them access to news outlets […]
Why Attend the 21st Annual Education Law Symposium?
The following blog was contributed by Sister Mary Angela Shaughnessy, SC, Ph.D., JD, director of the Education Law Symposium co-sponsored by NCEA and LMU School of Education at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. Do you ever wish you could spend a couple days to become up to date on matters related to school law? […]
Bless Children At Home and Abroad with Box of Joy®
In impoverished communities around the globe, Christmas morning isn’t nearly as festive as most Americans might expect. Most of us are blessed with a holiday filled with extravagant gifting and hours of feasting, but for families in developing countries, the daily hardships caused by extreme poverty are present, even on this day. Children wake up […]
