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Five Pa. Catholic Schools Recognized as 2017 National Blue Ribbon Schools

Since 1982, the U.S. Department of Education has been celebrating the achievements of schools across the country through its National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Five Pennsylvania Catholic schools have been awarded the distinction for 2017. The honorees are: Gwynedd Mercy Academy Ele
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September 29, 2017
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With Pa. as a Model, Education Tax Credits May Come to Federal Budget

From the Catholic News Service — Health care wasn’t the only issue before Congress this summer even though it grabbed most of the headlines. Lawmakers also held budget talks that included proposed cuts to education spending. In mid-July, members of the House Appropriations Committee v
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August 11, 2017
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catholics, education, education savings account, EITC, school choice, tax credit

Pennsylvania Senator Unveils Plan to Empower Children with Educational Opportunity

“My mom wanted something better for us so she sent us to the Joshua Group,” says Lance Deane “Through God’s work … my brother and I were the first in our family to graduate from college. I didn’t come from much; all I wanted was an opportunity.” It was school choice that gave Deane th
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August 08, 2017
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catholics, education, education savings account, EITC, school choice, Senate, Senator John DiSanto, tax credit

EITC Program Celebrates 15 Years

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program allows more than 40,000 students each year to choose the school that best fits their needs. On May 4, a rally was held on the steps of the State Capitol in support of EITC and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC). Hundreds
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May 04, 2016
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Despite budget fight, an effort focused on students

Excerpted from The Philadelphia Inquirer: Pennsylvania has long been a pioneer in school choice, providing tax-credit programs that enable tens of thousands of low- and middle-income families to place their children in the most appropriate educational settings. But the state’s b
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February 11, 2016
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catholic education in pennsylvania, education, EITC, OSTC, parental choice, school choice

Catholic Conferences Prioritize School Choice Programs

The school choice efforts of Pennsylvania’s Catholics were featured in Catholic Education Daily:  Pennsylvania has two tax credit programs, and was the first state “to create a groundbreaking program that empowers parents to choose the school they believe is best for their child
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February 09, 2016
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Catholic Education, Chaput, education, education tax credit, EITC, OSTC, school choice

Meet Unmet Demand for Pre-School Assistance

Children benefit greatly from programs that develop learning skills before they reach kindergarten age. Most children in Pennsylvania now receive their pre-kindergarten education in successful nonpublic programs. Some of those children’s families are helped to some extent by the
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August 14, 2015
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catholic schools, education, EITC, HB 1442, OSTC, pre-school, preschool, school choice

Please Support the Student Success Act

Urge your Representative to support reauthorization of ESEA by voting for the Student Success Act, HR5. Current Situation/Background:  HR5 is the House version of the long overdue reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).  Since its inception in 1965, ESEA
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February 27, 2015
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New Nonpublic School Statistics

The Department of Education’s Office of Non-Public Education released the latest complete edition of the Digest of Education Statistics. They include: First-time private school kindergartners’ reading and mathematics average scale scores rose from the Fall 2010 assessment to the
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February 20, 2014
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Representative Paul I. Clymer Honored with School Choice Champion Award

LANCASTER, PA (Jan. 23) – The Pennsylvania affiliate of the Council on American Private Education announced today that Representative Paul I Clymer (145th District-Bucks) will be the recipient of the group’s annual School Choice Champion award. PA-CAPE provides a framework for communi
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January 27, 2014
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