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The Future of American Catholic Schools Lies in the Past, by Tristan Macdonald – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Children's Health Defense

By Tristan Macdonald, Crisis Magazine, Nov. 6, 2024

Tristan Macdonald is an English and History teacher at a high school in Massachusetts.

 

The future of American Catholic schools lies in operating as independently of the state as possible while still remaining financially feasible. Is this possible

Last year, a school at which I had taught, Saint Joseph Prep in Brighton, Massachusetts, was one of a number of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Boston to close permanently. The problem of failing Catholic schools in the region has become egregious enough to concern even secular publications.

I have spent much time trying to imagine a solution, yet I recently discovered an apparent contradiction in my view of it. On the one hand, I have advocated for vouchers or other forms of government assistance to Catholic schools. …


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