Archdiocese of Baltimore’s students, administrators welcome first day of school August 26, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools School bells rang across the Archdiocese of Baltimore on the morning of Aug. 26 as students returned from summer vacation for the first day of the 2024-25 academic year.
Teachers grateful, fired up for the start of a new Catholic school year August 23, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools This was the 14th year teachers and staff members from the archdiocese’s elementary and secondary schools gathered before the start of the school year, which this year begins Aug. 26.
Archdiocesan Elementary School Teacher of the Year finds joy in the classroom August 23, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Emma Ward is filled with joy to share that she laughs every single day when she’s teaching her first-graders at St. Joseph School in Cockeysville.
Independent Catholic High School Teacher of the Year from Calvert Hall believes every student matters August 23, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Philip Bressler, an economics teacher at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, believes every student is entitled to an excellent education and is ready to be challenged.
Archdiocesan High School Teacher of the Year makes science relatable August 23, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Kimberly Burton hasn’t just been teaching science facts at Archbishop Curley High School for the past four years. She has also been attempting to show her students how the sciences apply to everyday life.
Educators say special needs, developmental delayss on rise, blame screen time, pandemic August 22, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, social media, World News Two key educators associated with Head Start of Miami-Dade County in Southern Florida and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami worry about an uptick in youngsters with specific developmental disabilities and special needs.
New leaders named for 2024-25 school year for Archdiocese of Baltimore August 22, 2024By Mitzy Deras Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Educators have been named to new leadership positions for the 2024-25 academic year in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. They shared some thoughts with the Catholic Review about their inaugural year.
Knott Scholars give back to community at O’Dwyer Retreat House August 21, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools More than 120 Knott Scholars and their family members gathered at O’Dwyer Aug. 17 to weed, mulch, build benches and more.
Federal judge rules Maine can exclude Catholic schools from state’s school tuition grant program August 13, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News Catholic schools are still excluded from Maine’s tuition grant program, a federal judge ruled Aug. 8, but he added that he expected the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit to eventually provide “a more authoritative ruling.”
NYC Catholic high school students to make mission trip to Maryland First Fruits Farm ministry August 2, 2024By Armando Machado OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Social Justice Twenty-nine rising sophomores at Xavier High School in New York City will soon embark on an ecumenical mission trip with First Fruits Farm ministry in Freeland, Maryland.
New Ohio law requires public schools to ‘reasonably’ accommodate students’ religious beliefs August 1, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine July 24 signed the Religious Expression Days Act into law, which requires every public school to adopt a policy that “reasonably accommodates” the sincerely held religious beliefs and practices of students.
Maryland Catholic high school roots for three alumnae swimming for U.S. in Paris July 29, 2024By Maureen Boyle OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Olympics, Schools, Sports Just one day ahead of the grand opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda hosted its own celebration — a pep rally to showcase the community’s love, support and pride for three alumnae Olympians.
