Boston’s largest Catholic organization is calling out a prominent all-girls Catholic school in Massachusetts for choosing a lesbian activist as its graduation speaker. In her speech to the graduating class of Fontbonne Academy, Andi Lyons told students that disapproval of same-sex relationships was equivalent to inciting hate. “Your generation still has much more work to…
MA Catholic School Enlists Lesbian, Gay Activist as Graduation Speaker
June 7, 2023
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Parents of Ontario Catholic Student Vocal About Gender Beliefs Suspended From Teaching Jobs
Grade 11 student Josh Alexander of Renfrew, Ont., has received international attention for an ongoing struggle with his Catholic school board over his belief that God made only two genders. His parents, who are teachers in a separate board, have recently been put on leave and are under investigation. They suspect it’s because of the…
ANALYSIS: Public Funding Erodes Ideological Freedom, Say Ontario Catholic School Stakeholders
News Analysis Public funding means the government, not the church or the faith, pulls the ideological strings in Ontario’s Catholic school system, some stakeholders say. And this particularly affects how the schools handle matters of gender and sexuality. It’s a cautionary tale to any institution assured it will remain independent when accepting government funding, says…
Virginia Catholic Schools Make Masks Optional, Following Governor’s Executive Order
January 21, 2022
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Catholic schools in Virginia have decided to make masks optional for students, starting from Monday, the effective date of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order (pdf) that ends mask mandate in schools. “The health and safety of all students and staff in our schools, while maintaining in-person instruction, remains our top priority,” wrote Amber Roseboom, Director of…
Education Union Slams Australian Federal Government for Underfunding Public Schools
January 18, 2022
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The Australian Education Union (AEU) has criticised the federal government for failing to provide education funding, alleging that students graduating from Australia’s public schools in 2029 will never have the education funded at the level that the Commonwealth and states say they should. The AEU said in a statement on Jan. 17 that if the Morrison…
Alumni Donate $200,000 to Schools Bringing Hope During Pandemic
Colleen and William Mullin have donated $200,000 to three Philadelphia-area Catholic schools. They hope their money can help with students’ tuition as needed to support their finishing school. After selling their company two months ago, the Mullin couple decided to give back to the institutions that have influenced them most in their lives. On Sept. 16,…
Catholics Can Circumvent the Scourge of Identity Politics in Schools
September 13, 2021
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Commentary With schools opening, and Parliament’s flag flying at half mast during a federal election, it is timely to assess how George Floyd’s death and discovered graves deemed to be of indigenous children near former residential schools have influenced the Canadian educational landscape. National reckoning about the country’s identity began in the summer of 2020…
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