Niagara charts 150 years of Catholic education
By Joe Barkovich, Catholic Register SpecialCatholic Education - What Now?
By Catholic Register Staff
Editor's note: After a bruising provincial election campaign that revealed deep dislike among Ontario voters for any form of government-funded religious schools, Catholic education supporters have a right to be nervous. Their own system came under attack and will now be under an unfriendly microscope. In these stories, we explore some of the issues and possible solutions.
How the provinces stack up
By Catholic Register StaffThe rest of the provinces, Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nunavut, receive no funding for Catholic schools.
Catholic schools’ future may rest in private schools
By Sara Loftson, The Catholic RegisterCould Catholics run Jewish schools?
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCatholics need to step up for education rights
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCatholics are under new pressure to justify public funding for their schools following three months of faith-and-education debate leading into the election earlier this month that saw Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals win with a solid majority.
New school named after Jean Vanier
By Andrew Santos, The Catholic Register{mosimage}RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - The York Catholic District School Board. has named a new school in Richmond Hill after internationally renowned Canadian Jean Vanier.
Catholic principals honoured
By Andrew Santos, The Catholic Register{mosimage}TORONTO - Among the 33 principals chosen for this year’s Canada’s Outstanding Principals Award were four Catholics from across Ontario.
Msgr. Dennis Murphy's leadership in Catholic education recognized
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic RegisterThey have all been honoured with a National Leadership Award from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School in Guelph, Ont. On May 3, Murphy joins the impressive list of the school’s past honourees. He will also be the first clergy to receive the award.
Murphy, 75, said he was surprised by the award because he retired from the Catholic education scene about eight years ago.
Golden Compass banned
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register{mosimage}Despite a recommendation from its own review committee that The Golden Compass continue to be available to students in Grade 7 and above, the Halton Catholic District School Board has banned the book from all its libraries.