As Catholic school leaders, our job is to uphold our mission and Catholic Identity while inspiring our colleagues and students. That is a TALL order.
Author: NCEATALK
2023 NAEP Test Scores Illustrate the Importance of High-Dosage Tutoring
Written by Catapult Learning, [email protected] Two decades’ worth of progress…gone. Just like that. Everyone was aware of the learning loss and intellectual damage done by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trend Assessment scores offer grim, sobering insight on just how devastating the pandemic continues to be […]
A Nonpartisan Approach to School Choice
We desperately need a way forward that can carry us all the way into a world in which every school matters, every school is held to high academic standards and every parent can choose between high-quality educational options—as a matter of course.
Celebrating Generous and Loving Service to Catholic Schools
While we know that our schools are blessed with caring and compassionate people who selflessly give of their time, talent and treasure, it is wonderful and rewarding to recognize these people, within the walls of our schools, in our local arch/dioceses and through NCEA.
Missionary Disciples: Empowering Parents and Educators to Collaborate
We can have a spiritual sense of being sent by Jesus to teach and assist children and young people, but the fullest sense of being sent is realized when we are sent on mission within a ceremony or ritual by a person representing Jesus.
How Schools Can Solve Three Financial Aid Challenges
Managing the financial aid assessment process can be time-consuming. Here’s how the right software can turn common frustrations into successes.
Do You Know What You Need to Know?
The Twenty-Second Annual Education Law Symposium will explore current legal cases and decisions and as well as offer timely insights into the latest legislative developments that impact Catholic schools and several additional topics that deal with everyday practical issues facing educators.
3 Ways to Address Wellness in the Classroom
Teacher mental well-being has been directly associated with higher student engagement and fewer student psychological difficulties…not to mention better teacher retention rates. Put simply, if you take care of your educators, they can effectively take care of your students. And they’re more likely to stay for the long term.
The Call to Servant Leadership: Senior Social Justice Capstone Projects
“Through reading about Catholic Social Teachings, I grew in my faith as I learned that I should always be working towards helping those in need as it is what God calls me to do. I have always valued justice and believed that everyone deserves to be treated fairly and with respect…I realized that this is something that I could be (and should be) doing for the rest of my life.”
Gratitude and Growth: An End of Year Prayer Service for Nurturing Faith
There is a symbiotic relationship between knowledge and love. To know something or someone is to love that thing or person and to love a person or thing is to grow more intimately in knowledge of that person or thing.
