The approved version creates a new federal tax credit for individuals who make donations to 501(c)(3) public charities providing scholarships to elementary or secondary school pupils.
Schools
Double the learning: Dual enrollment provides college credit to high school students
While still a senior at St. John’s Catholic Prep in Buckeystown, Samantha Hackley spent the majority of her school days this past year at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, where she was enrolled as a full-time student.
2025 Stellar graduates
All across the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Catholic high schools produce graduates who excel in everything from academics to sports and Christian service. The Catholic Review highlights four of them.
2,156 seniors graduate from Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
At the end of the 2024-25 academic year, 2,156 seniors graduated from 17 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Thank you to a one-of-a-kind teacher
She had a gift – not just for teaching, but for connecting with people and making them feel seen and valued.
Radio Interview: Dominican sister at Mount de Sales shares faith journey from astrophysics to religious life
Dominican Sister Albertine Cevallos serves as a science teacher at Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville while living the charism of her religious community, the Dominican Sisters of St. Celicia of Nashville.
Mount de Sales Dominican sister shares journey after pursuing science, finding faith
Sister Albertine has been teaching at Mount de Sales, which has been administered by the Dominicans since the 1980s, for four years. She teaches physics, chemistry and AP computer science, and she helps with the robotics team and the Ultimate Frisbee club.
Words spell success for archdiocesan students
After a grueling one and a half hours and 200 words, the 2025 archdiocesan schools spelling bee ended with an unusual twist: the contest ran out of prepared words.
St. Frances Academy plans to welcome middle schoolers
St. Frances Academy in East Baltimore will welcome its first middle schoolers at the start of the 2025-26 school year after receiving approval in May from the Maryland State Department of Education and accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Schools Superintendent Hargens honored for emphasizing academics, faith
With Dr. Donna Hargen’s strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, it seemed appropriate for a farewell Mass and dinner for the retiring schools superintendent to be held May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima.
Catholic school academic honorees return to lead alma maters at Bishop Walsh, Archbishop Curley
For two Archdiocese of Baltimore Distinctive Scholars, their alma maters were more than just a chapter in their past – they became the foundation of their future.
At St. Mary’s School in Hagerstown, vision takes shape to save a school
St. Mary, a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School, has also set high academic goals alongside its faith-centered mission.