2017 Education Law Symposium Addresses Key Legal Topics Affecting Catholic Education

Nearly 100 attendees heard presentations and engaged in discussions about important legal issues facing Catholic educators at the Education Law Symposium: Law in Catholic Education & Ministry held July 6-9 at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. The 15th annual event was co-sponsored by the LMU School of Education’s Center for Catholic Education and the National Catholic Educational Association. Leading […]

Curriculum Takes Global Approach at Holy Family School

The following article was contributed by Rachel Sonnentag, O’Connor Connective. School Approved as “IB World School” for Middle Years Programme   The Green Bay Area Catholic Education school system (GRACE) announced today that Holy Family School, one of nine schools in the system, received approval to educate as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School for the […]

St. Michael teacher uses social media to connect classroom to the world

The following article is a reprint of Independence Today’s magazine article, St. Michael teacher uses social media to connect classroom to the world by Laura Straub. For St. Michael School teacher Adam Cottos, lessons aren’t confined to his fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms. Through social media, Cottos is able to enrich his lessons with support from around the world. […]

Diocese seeks to boost Catholic school enrollment

The following article is a reprint of Diocese seeks to boost Catholic school enrollment by Allison DeAngelis. An institution that is hundreds of years old, steeped in history and tradition, is going to be taking some risks moving forward. Superintendent David Thibault, who joined the Diocese of Manchester last year, said he is encouraging administrators and boards […]