John Vitek, President and CEO of St. Mary’s Press addressed Catholic school superintendents from across the country today at the Catholic Leadership Summit to discuss the research behind Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics and its implications for Catholic education. He began the session by asking us to call to […]
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Catholic School Matters Top 5
Earlier last month, I was struck by a brazen act of cheating by Mets 3rd baseman Todd Frazier. Look at it here. I know that baseball has a long history of condoning cheating to a point (see spitballs, emery boards, pine tar, etc) but this act seemed to cross the line and Frazier’s explanation (“It’s […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 10/19/2018
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… Enrollment in Stark County Catholic schools rises, bucking trends The 2018 National Distinguished Principals Honorees Include Two […]
Enrollment in Stark County Catholic schools rises, bucking trends
The following article is a re-post of Enrollment in Stark County Catholic schools rises, bucking trends by Kelli Weir. Stark County Catholic Schools has bucked the nationwide downward trend for Catholic school enrollment by increasing its enrollment by 118 students this school year. Heidi Kaczynski surprised her parents when she told them she wanted to attend […]
The 2018 National Distinguished Principals Honorees Include Two Catholic School Principals
Among the 2018 NAESP National Distinguished Principals, Helen M. McLean from St. Andrew School in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Michael R. Thomasian from St. Anthony Catholic School in the Archdiocese of Washington will be honored. NCEA congratulates the Catholic elementary school principals honored with the 2018 National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) National […]
Triage for the Bullied Child — Guidelines for Educators to Share with Concerned Parents
As a survivor of bullying who travels the nation’s schools sharing her story to inspire awareness and healing, I meet many educators who want advice that they can give parents on how to help their lonely, ostracized child. I remember what my own mom and dad went through never knowing from one day to the […]
Amplifying a culture of inclusion through our diocesan Student Support Services Network
The following article was contributed by Jill Annable, Assistant Superintendent, Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids. I love spending my days in our diocesan schools, in classrooms, teachers’ lounges, and even the car-rider lines at pickup time. These particular moments are influential, as they inform me of all the voices of each school. This ultimately impacts […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 10/12/2018
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… Catholic schools foster respectful communities through “No Place for Hate” program Coming home: Catholic students find meaning […]
Catholic schools foster respectful communities through “No Place for Hate” program
The following article is a re-post of Catholic schools foster respectful communities through “No Place for Hate” program by Kelly Sankowski. For three years in a row, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda and Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg have participated in the Anti-Defamation League’s No Place for Hate program, promoting diversity, […]
Coming home: Catholic students find meaning teaching at alma maters
The following article is a re-post of Coming home: Catholic students find meaning teaching at alma maters by LIVI STANFORD. Anxious thoughts flooded Joe Molina’s mind. He was navigating his first day of teaching Spanish at Cardinal Newman High School, a Catholic school in West Palm Beach. Cardinal Newman was no ordinary school. Molina was a […]
