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… Project Lead the Way: Pathways to Engineering FEMA Security Grants NCLB and ESSA Guidance Bearing Witness™ Summer […]
Project Lead the Way: Pathways to Engineering
This post was contributed by Andrea Kopp, NCEA Educational Resource Manager. I recently had the opportunity to visit Archbishop Spalding High School in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Visiting the Engineering and Robotics lab and talking with students about their work was the highlight of my trip. The Engineering program was formed in 2009 when […]
FEMA Security Grants
This post was contributed by Dale McDonald, PBVM, PhD, NCEA Director of Public Policy. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has posted notice of funding grants for physical security enhancements for nonprofit organizations (including Catholic schools and churches) that are at high risk of terrorist attack. These security devices may include equipment such as cameras, alarms, […]
NCLB and ESSA Guidance
This post was contributed by Dale McDonald, PBVM, PhD, NCEA Director of Public Policy. The U.S. Department of Education is currently soliciting information pertaining to content area for issuance of regulations and guidance for the implementation of the new ESSA law. Although the new law will not go into effect until the 2017-2018 school year […]
Bearing Witness™ Summer Institute Reflection
A very wise man once said, “The Holocaust is a chapter in the book of anti-Semitism.” In fact, he said it several times during the Bearing Witness™ Program I attended in 2012. Each time I heard this phrase I was challenged to stop and think about anti-Semitism and the Holocaust in a different way. At […]
Monthly Message From NCEA Interim President – March 2016
The following message is an update from Dr. Thomas Burnford, NCEA’s Interim President. Greetings! In just a few weeks, I will join nearly 5,000 Catholic school educators in sunny San Diego for the NCEA 2016 Convention & Expo to celebrate the gift and impact of Catholic school education nationwide. As the largest private-education association gathering […]
NCEA 2016 Convention & Expo Presenter Snaps – Dr. Vince Cascone
This post was contributed by Dr. Vince Cascone, principal of Visitation Catholic School in Kansas City, Missouri. Please join us on Thursday, March 31 (9:30-10:45PM) as Dr. Vince Cascone will present “Driving the Bus: A Compassionate Guide to Putting the Right People in the Right Places.” Driving the Bus: A Compassionate Guide to Putting the […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 03/4/16
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 Video – Academy of Saint Paul Year of Mercy Online Book Club NCEA […]
NCEA Monthly Feature School Video – Academy of Saint Paul
This post was contributed by Gail Ritchie, Principal of the Academy of Saint Paul. The Academy of Saint Paul has been designated as a 2015 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The award based on student achievement certifies that results on standardized tests are in the top 15% in the nation. The […]
Year of Mercy Online Book Club
“At times we are called to gaze even more attentively on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Father’s action in our lives.” — Pope Francis Since December, NCEA has heeded the “call to gaze even more attentively on mercy” by our own actions and by inviting our Catholic school […]
