Professional Development and Leadership Teams will work to refocus NCEA mission to Lead, Learn and Proclaim for Catholic schools NCEA has announced the appointment of two new directors. Pamela Bernards, Ed.D. will serve as the Director of Professional Development and James Pavlacka will serve as the Director of Leadership Development. With the appointment of these […]
Category: Proclaim
From CAPE Outlook: Private School Students Take AP Exams at Above-Average Rates
The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) recently reported on data obtained from the College Board about AP exams and scores for students in private schools who took the tests in 2014. “It turns out that private school students took 455,009, or 11 percent, of the 4,022,216 AP exams taken by U.S. students in public and private schools […]
Annunciation Catholic School Selected as a 2015 Top Place to Work
NCEA is the largest, private professional education association in theworld. Its membership includes more than 200,000 educators serving more than 7.6 million students in Catholic education. We are pleased to proclaim the good news shares about those professionals who have answered their call to serve as teachers in Catholic schools. Annunciation Catholic School, Albuquerque, New […]
Congratulations to the Catholic School 2015 Presidential Scholars
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the 51st class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 141 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics or the arts. Established in 1964 by Executive Order of the President, the United States Presidential Scholars Program recognizes and celebrates some of our nation’s most distinguished high school seniors. NCEA […]
National Day of Prayer – A Prayer for Teachers
Today is #NationalDayofPrayer! NCEA is pleased to share this prayer for teachers as we continue to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week! Teachers in Catholic schools model the Gospel in all they do. The relationships they build with students affect them throughout their lives. NCEA is pleased to celebrate all Catholic education teachers during the week of […]
Catholic School Teachers Teach the Value of Every Human Life
As Catholic educators, we have the obligation and opportunity to teach students about the value of every human life. Through inclusive education, all students begin to understand that students with intellectual disabilities have the same hopes and dreams as themselves and grow to realize that their peers with disabilities are more like them than different. – […]
Teacher Appreciation Week 2015
Teachers in Catholic schools model the Gospel in all they do. The relationships they build with students affect them throughout their lives. NCEA is pleased to celebrate all Catholic education teachers during the week of May 4-8. Click here for resources and tools for Teachers Appreciation Week and follow NCEA on Twitter and Facebook to […]
Catholic Schools Achieve Well on National Assessment of Educational Progress
On April 29, 2015, the National Center for Educational Statistics released the results of the Grade 8 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) tests in U.S. History, Geography and Civics. Complete results for public and Catholic school results were published; other private school levels of participation did not reach levels required for reporting more than scale […]
#EarthDay: Parish and School Working Together to Translate Faith into Environmental Action
The following article by Sharon Horvath and Andy Pike originally appeared in the September/October issue of Momentum. “TO PROMOTE THE JOYFUL STEWARDSHIP OF OUR EARTH THROUGH SPIRITUALITY, SIMPLICITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY.” This is the mission of the Creation Care Ministry of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianapolis. This mission was formalized in the fall of 2007 when several members of the parish who regularly saw […]
New Books Help Children Put Faith in Action – USCCB News
Two beautiful new children’s books about putting faith in action are now available from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Loyola Press! Green Street Park is a story about Philip, his family, friends and neighbors, who learn to imitate the model of St. Francis of Assisi by caring for creation in their own neighborhood. […]
