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Catholic Schools Are 'Centers for New Evangelization,' Bishop Says Wednesday, January 30, 2013 WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic schools are "centers for the new evangelization," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Catholic Education.

New Educational Model Helps Catholic Schools in Philadelphia Sunday, January 27, 2013 PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett visited a Philadelphia Catholic grade school Jan. 18 and lauded a new educational model for Catholic schools in the city.

Senegalese Catholic Helps Women Get Education to Beat Poverty Tuesday, January 01, 2013 TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal (CNS) — When she heard from the village chief that a 14-year-old girl was being forced to leave school and marry, Senegalese aid worker Constance Mbaye could think of only one thing to do.

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PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Philadelphia's 17 archdiocesan high schools and its four schools for special education are officially under new management. Friday, August 24, 2012 Philadelphia Catholic Schools Under New Management Friday, August 24, 2012	ST. LOUIS (CNS)—Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis said Catholic schools are his first priority in an archdiocese with a long, strong tradition of Catholic education. Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Educators, Fundraisers Help Archdiocese With School Initiative Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s in a small Midwestern city, my personal, moral and intellectual growth was shaped by two forces: my family and Catholic schools. Memories of both of these educational influences are positive and lasting. Even before Vatican II articulated the concept of parents as “the first ... Monday, January 30, 2012 Catholic Schools—I’d Choose Them Again Monday, January 30, 2012	SAN FRANCISCO (CNS)—Catholic elementary and secondary schools in nine states and Guam will be required to meet new and more detailed standards showing they are educating students in the Catholic faith and tradition, as well as nurturing the faith of the total school community. Monday, August 16, 2010 Schools in Western States Must Meet New Standards Monday, August 16, 2010
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (CNS)—As the new school year gets under way, Catholic educators may wonder if academics or faith should get more emphasis in the classroom. Saturday, September 11, 2010 Academics and Faith Go Together, Says Head of NCEA Saturday, September 11, 2010