The Chicago Sun-Times is the newspaper of record in the city hosting the NCEA 2019 Convention & Expo. Recently, an editorial was published pointing out the wake of problems left in communities where schools, stores and churches close. The editorial deftly explains this domino effect and then explores the important role Catholic schools and parishes […]
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The National Endowment for the Arts Funds Tuition-free Summer Programs
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds tuition-free summer programs for K-12 educators and higher education faculty. Participants receive stipends to help cover travel and living expenses. Programs are held throughout the country. These one- to four-week study opportunities focus on important topics, texts, and questions in the humanities; enhance the intellectual vitality and professional development […]
Weekly Round Up 12/14/2018
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Each Friday NCEA Talk will post a roundup of Catholic education news and resources from the week. In case you missed it… A Look into the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives How You Can Give Hope to a […]
Differentiation in the 4th Grade Mathematics Classroom
This blog was contributed by Darlene Sanchez, 4th Grade Teacher at St. Patrick School, San Jose, CA. In order to implement a successful differentiated math lesson in the 4th grade, it is important to have a solid understanding and familiarity with the curriculum, to implement a process of collecting student data while understanding learning progressions, […]
How You Can Give Hope to a Desperately Lonely Student This Holiday Season
As Christmas break approaches, there are some students who will feel the bite of loneliness more than others. Those that struggle to fit in, those that are excluded from the parties and that sit alone at lunch—for them, the holidays can be even harder because they know when they return to school, they have to […]
A Look into the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives hosted the U.S. Department of Education’s first Faith Leader Summit on November 9, 2018. The Summit afforded leaders of faith-based organizations to hear from Senior Leadership about the Administration’s goals and objectives for the Department, multiple education options to help promote the success of every student, and how […]
Weekly Round-Up 12/7/2018
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Each Friday NCEA Talk will post a roundup of Catholic education news and resources from the week. In case you missed it… Early Learning in Indiana Happening Next Week Participate in The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) Creating […]
Catholic School Tuition, Mentoring, Help Some Inner-city Youth Succeed
This article is by Maudlyne Ihejirika, Urban Affairs Reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, and appeared in the December 4 edition. From knee-high, baseball had been 15-year-old Rafael Garduno’s diversion in his rough neighborhood of Brighton Park, just as for his brother before him. Because of that love, their baseball coach referred the Latino youth to […]
Catholic School Matters Radio Hour
In this week’s Catholic School Matters Radio Hour (December 5), I am joined by three great guests to discuss teen addiction. First, I’m joined by my former guidance counselor at Creighton Prep, Steve Wertzberger. Steve shares his 35+ year experience as a guidance counselor and the decision to move to random drug testing to deter […]
Early Learning in Indiana
The following article was contributed by Rita Parsons, Principal, Holy Spirit School, Indianapolis, IN. Indiana lawmakers have passed into law financial initiatives to provide quality childcare and preschool programs to families with income requirements. The state legislators believe high-quality Early Learning and Childcare programs are a gateway to an increase in the number of high […]
