The following article is a reprint of The Boston Pilot’s article, Improving Instruction and Increasing Learning by Kathy Mears. Principals and teachers in the Archdiocese of Boston are working together to determine what good teaching is and they are working together to make sure that every teacher is utilizing the strategies necessary to ensure learning. In […]
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Marketing Catholic Schools Through Leadership: 2017 CLS Keynote Address
NCEA was pleased to present Harry Kraemer, Jr. Professor of Management and Strategy Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, as keynote speaker for the 2017 Catholic Leadership Academy for diocesan school leaders. This year’s event, hosted in the Diocese of Phoenix, welcomes over 350 leaders in Catholic education focused on the future of Catholic school […]
Guest Blog: Dr. Kevin Baxter on California Dreamin’
Dr. Kevin Baxter, the superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, wrote the following blog in response to Kimberly Cheng’s conversation with Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast: Kimberly did a great job on the podcast communicating how our state superintendent group operates, even with Tim’s gratuitous crack about my age! Our […]
Catholic School Matters Top Five
Today I’m offering a special edition of Catholic School Matters. This issue focuses on the fall issue of Momentum (NCEA’s quarterly magazine) which will be mailed out this week to NCEA members. I’d like to make sure that every Catholic school teacher, administrator, and parent can see the great content contained in this issue of […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 10/20/17
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… NCEA Monthly Feature School: St. Ambrose School in Saint Louis, MO Catholic School Governance: Five Points to […]
NCEA Monthly Feature School: St. Ambrose School in Saint Louis, MO
St. Ambrose School offers an exceptional educational experience built on a solid foundation of tradition with an eye on the future. Every student who attends St. Ambrose School receives an education designed to advance them personally, spiritually, and academically. Through a focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) including a new state-of-the-art STEM lab […]
Catholic School Governance: Five Points to Customize Board Development Efforts
The following article was contributed by Dan Ryan, Ed.D., President of Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, IA. What do you think when you hear the words Catholic School Governance? In my experience the responses have ranged from blank stares to words of contempt. Catholic school governance, or boards, are often ignored. That is […]
What have we “gotten used to?”
The following article was contributed by Chris Scaffidi, Director of Market Development at The Pacific Institute. About 18 years ago, my wife and I discovered that we would soon be seeing the arrival of our second child. Feeling the overwhelming need for more space, I decided that I would finish off the basement of our 700-square-foot […]
Catholic School Matters Top 5
In today’s newsletter I have written about a new way of thinking about anthem protests at Catholic schools. Instead of thinking about them as an “us versus them” bifurcated approach, I found language in the Vatican’s most recent statement on Catholic school which challenges our concept of community. My top 5: This week in Montana, […]
Educating Together in Catholic Schools
As I’ve watched the controversy swirl around football players kneeling during the national anthem, I was struck by the message of Educating Together in Catholic Schools (2007), the last Vatican document pertaining to Catholic education. As you might know, I’ve been immersing myself in Church documents to prepare for the Church Documents podcast series beginning […]
