Given that nearly 1.7 million children attend Catholic schools, educators in our sector must understand the distinctively Catholic approach to educating the whole child not just to prepare students academically; but to also guide our students towards a realization of their inherent worth and dignity, as well as that of others, no matter the circumstances of the increasingly changing world around them.
Universal School Choice means all students are eligible to apply for publicly funded tuition scholarships, savings accounts or other education aid. This is a drastic shift from small means-tested programs, historically limited to low-income families or students with disabilities.
In the traditional sense, the four language arts are listening, speaking, reading and writing. Yet, within the popular press, there has been little attention given to the value of developing listening skills in students. For a student to become a competent communicator, attention must be given to the development of listening.
Fundraising has become increasingly important to finance the full cost to educate, whether the diocese uses the Stewardship approach or the traditional tuition-based approach.