Students receive a strong awareness of environmental stewardship in Catholic schools, in addition to 11 other benefits, says Kostoff. CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World

Why Catholic education still matters

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  • January 22, 2015

One benefit of having a large Catholic university like the University of Notre Dame is that it can allocate resources to support the Catholic community and Catholic education in a variety of ways. One such way is a program called ACE RISE, run by Fr. Ronald Nuzzi, PhD.

In recent columns I have discussed the strength of Catholic education and why it is important. Nuzzi adds 10 reasons why Catholic education is important in the United States. His list is applicable anywhere Catholic schools exist, including Canada.

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