Anne Arundel County Catholic school will break ground on expansion, renovation September 9, 2025By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Shovels will go into the ground with a Sept. 19 celebration to begin construction of a 6,000-square-foot addition and renovation to a large portion of School of the Incarnation (SOTI) in Gambrills.
Department of Education to issue guidance on protecting prayer in public schools, Trump says September 8, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News The Department of Education will issue new guidance “protecting the right to prayer” in public schools, President Donald Trump said Sept. 8 during remarks at the Museum of the Bible for the Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission.
A depth of gratitude for return of NDP ring lost in shallows September 8, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The ring belonged to Renae Nicola Stamas, a 2020 graduate of Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson. She had lost it almost exactly a year earlier while swimming and playing in the water with her godson during a family visit to Greece.
Archdiocese of Baltimore schools focus on safety readiness September 5, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Days after celebrating the first day of school, Catholic schools and parishes across the Archdiocese of Baltimore are reassessing safety policies and procedures in light of the Aug. 27 shooting in Minnesota during a Catholic school Mass.
Lawmakers grapple with potential public policy responses after church shooting during school Mass September 4, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Schools, World News After the deadly Aug. 27 mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis during a liturgy marking the start of the school year, lawmakers are weighing what — if any — legislative response may follow.
Analysis: With school choice tax credit, Catholic schools could rise, but challenges remain September 4, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, World News Effective school choice programs require — at a minimum — a combination of access, availability, leadership and communication.
Maryvale Prep’s Marlena Murtagh sees creativity in her students September 4, 2025By Katie V. Jones Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Every child is creative and can have moments of joy. That is what motivates Marlena Murtagh, an art teacher at Maryvale Preparatory school in Lutherville, every day.
Helping kids and teens cope with the threat of school violence September 3, 2025By Joseph D. White OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Schools Tips for parents on managing children’s worries about school shootings
St. Frances Academy restores historic chapel that welcomes all September 3, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools In his will, Monsignor Collins left St. Frances Academy a $660,000 bequest – enough to cover the chapel renovation and strengthen the school’s endowment.
AI tips for students September 3, 2025By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Schools As students of all ages return to the classroom, educators are faced with all the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can help or hinder their students’ learning.
Archbishop Curley’s Natalie Hax named the archdiocese’s high school teacher of the year September 3, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools As a teacher at Archbishop Curley High School for the last four years, Natalie Hax wants to make sure each student feels “valuable and supported.”
St. Francis of Assisi teacher Lori Hicks is ‘little pencil in the hand of God’ September 2, 2025By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Lori Hicks, who was recently named Elementary School Teacher of the Year by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, quoted St. Teresa of Kolkata in explaining her first-grade teaching position at St. Francis of Assisi School in Baltimore.
