While much of the Act pertains to public schools, there have been significant improvements that will benefit students and teachers in Catholic schools. These include: When calculating the proportionate share of federal funding to serve private school students and teachers the local school district (LEA) must base that share on the total allocation the […]
Tag: public policy
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
With a strong bipartisan vote of 359 to 64, the House of Representatives passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) on December 2, 2015. For the past few years, NCEA has been working with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Council for American Private Education to educate lawmakers on the inequity in […]
Federal Programs Update
This post was provided by Sr. Dale McDonald, PBVM, Ph.D., director of public policy at NCEA. 1)At this point, services should have begun for students receiving benefits under Title I or Title III of ESEA or IDEA services. If the LEA has not begun services, principals or diocesan coordinators should make inquiries as to why not […]
Orlando Press Briefing: The State of Catholic Education
NCEA and the Diocese of Orlando held a press conference today at NCEA 2015 Convention & Expo to discuss the State of Catholic Education and provide an overview of NCEA’s United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools 2014-2015: Annual Statistical Report on Schools, Enrollment and Staffing. NCEA President Brother Robert Bimonte started the conference by stating, […]
Weekly Round Up – 3/20/2015
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 round up of Catholic education news and resources from the week. In case you missed it… Monday Morning Meeting – Share your knowledge and resources with your Catholic school educators across the […]
