The National Catholic Educational Association is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has appointed The Most Reverend Gerald F. Kicanas, D.D., Ph.D., as chair of the board to replace The Most Reverend George V. Murry, S.J., who stepped down from the position on December 8. Bishop Kicanas will assume the duties as chair […]
NCEA Remembers Seton Awardee Dr. Elinor R. Ford, former president of William H. Sadlier Publishing Company.
The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) offers prayers and condolences to the family of Dr. Elinor R. Ford, who passed away on December 22. Dr. Ford served as superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of New York and was the first woman appointed in the archdiocese. She also chaired the New York Archdiocesan Council for […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 12/22/17
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… Guest Blogger: Lisa Orchen School Marketing for Non-Marketers In Support of Catholic Elementary & Secondary Schools Two […]
Guest Blogger: Lisa Orchen
The 1990 pastoral statement, In Support of Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools, serves as a ‘snapshot’ in time in the sequence of Church documents we are studying as part of the Catholic School Matters Church Documents Series. The United States Catholic Conference paused on the 18th anniversary of the foundational statement, To Teach As Jesus […]
School Marketing for Non-Marketers
The following article was contrbuted by Tom Nagle, Chief Strategist at Growth School Enrollment. Stating the obvious, just as a parish cannot exist without its parishioners, a school cannot exist without students and supportive families. The cost to educate in Catholic Schools presents a challenge to many families of primary and secondary school students. Non-Profit […]
In Support of Catholic Elementary & Secondary Schools
While speaking to Dr. Kevin Baxter (the superintendent for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles) about the US Bishop’s 1990 Statement on Catholic Schools “In Support of Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools” as part of the Catholic School Matters podcast series on Church documents, we hit upon two areas that are as relevant today as they […]
Two Waterbury Catholic Schools To Merge Into STREAM Academy, September 2018
The following article was published by The Waterbury Observer. Pastors and principals of the four Waterbury elementary Catholic schools, in consult with the Waterbury Futures Task Force and the Office of Education, Evangelization and Catechesis (OEEC) have decided to form a new Catholic School in Waterbury called, Catholic STREAM Academy of Waterbury: A Heritage School […]
NCEA Announces Distribution of Student to Student Campaign Funds
The storm-damaged Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will be the first of several U.S. Catholic dioceses to receive assistance from the funds raised by Catholic school students. The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) has begun the process of disbursing funds to Catholic arch/dioceses affected by the summer’s natural disasters. In August, NCEA began a national campaign that […]
Catholic School Matters Top Five
This is the final Catholic School Matters newsletter of 2017. Below I will include the most popular link from each of the fall newsletters as well as my own favorite. I encourage you took them over and find an article or two which interests you. I always find it interesting to see what is the […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 12/15/17
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… Guest Blogger: Carmen Garcia on Religious Dimension St. John Vianney Catholic School Students Blow Past Toys for […]
