catholic schools

Over the past year the economic downturn has created plenty of hardships for our schools. With increased costs, reduced funding from the government and a lack of public support for levies; schools are working to find new ways to meet budgets without sacrificing their quality of education.So far...

There was a time when parochial schools seemed almost omnipresent, when the daily migration of kids in plaid clothes seemed to fill every street. However, with enrollments plummeting and one school after another closing its doors, the torrent of Catholic school kids has become a trickle, and it...

Not everyone suffers during an economic downturn. Apple farmers and pencil manufacturers, for example, saw a surge in sidewalk sales during the Great Depression. Our current mess will benefit a few folks who were previously on the outs, too. In this case, C students.All year long, Catholic schools...