States that the most under-served students in Catholic schools are those with disabilities. Urges Catholic schools and educators to be more sensitive to the needs of these students and to try to adopt techniques that will help them learn more effectively. Asserts that the educator's role is to discover, value, and celebrate the uniqueness of each…

Describes a study conducted on third-year teachers in Catholic elementary schools. Identifies problems with satisfaction, including poor salaries and benefits, and the lack of autonomy and decision-making power within the school system. Urges schools to build a sense of community among teachers and administrators to help increase teacher retention…

Traces the history of parental rights in education since the landmark case Pierce vs. the Society of Sisters (1925), when the existence of private schools was validated. States that initiatives promoting parental choice include : (1) tax relief/credits; (2) vouchers or scholarships; (3) public school choice; and (4) home schooling. Provides a…

Asserts that all parents should have a choice in where they send their children to school. Urges public policy makers to take into consideration that funding needs to be offered equally to all of society in order to fully achieve school choice. Emphasizes the need for parent advocacy to be heightened to gain more funding and maintain parental…

Reports on a group of advocates for school choice that took its cause to Capitol Hill and met with mixed response. States that the issue of church-state separation repeatedly comes up in arguments against school choice. Emphasizes that parents must have the freedom to choose what learning environments are best for their children. (CJW)

States that the future of the school choice movement depends upon Catholic educators working in partnership with parents, politicians, and business leaders. Reiterates Pope John Paul II's statement that parents have the right to choose their children's education according to their beliefs, and calls for special advocacy for the rights of…

Describes the national E-Rate program, which focuses on closing the digital divide in education and promoting telecommunications access for everyone. States that the program has helped many schools incorporate technology into their classrooms but that, under the Bush Administration, Catholic schools are facing funding and E-Rate implementation…

Examines historical developments following the 1971 publication of "Justice in the World" by the Rome Synod of Bishops. Describes the incorporation of the publication's ideas into American Catholic education. Indicates that the document and the ideas it included were a significant achievement in the ongoing struggle for greater social justice.…

With input from administrators, teachers, students, parents, and other parish members, a Catholic elementary school developed a comprehensive discipline program around the themes of respect, spirituality, and responsibility. The program was evaluated over one year. Surveys indicated that parents, teachers, and students had positive perceptions of…

Describes the moral environment of an inner-city Catholic high school serving African American boys, examining how everyday patterns of interaction and unusual events combine to shape the school's ethos. The analysis discloses how daily conduct inside classrooms funds the larger school environment, highlighting how the school's adults encourage a…

The interplay between students' views of college and of the religious self was examined to understand the internal processes of those who underwent a religious change. Interviews of four traditional-aged college students representing diverse ethnic backgrounds demonstrate how social and academic communities contribute to changes towards a…

Looks at the implications of the new millennium in the development of Catholic identity of teachers. Puts forth a Catholic identity paradigm for the educator, and addresses issues of commitment to community-building, lifelong spiritual and religious growth, ongoing professional development, formation of students' spiritualities, and students'…

Describes the creation of the catechetical document, The Catechist in the Third Millennium: Call, Mission, and Formation, which addresses the new urgency and concern for both the quality of catechesis and those who are called to this ministry. Discusses challenges identified in the document and relates the enthusiasm for implementing a new vision.…

As a profession, we are failing to socialize newer generations of faculty concerning the professorate's social contract with society and the critical importance of faculty professionalism (our ethical duties as professors) to the social contract. We strongly assume that the apprentice model of graduate education will acculturate the next …

This paper is set against a history of school funding policies in Australia that begins with the first public policy recognition of the disadvantages experienced by government and non-government schools in the 1973 Schools in Australia (Karmel) Report. The paper traces a history of school funding policy linking it with the current backlash against…