{"id":2686,"date":"2011-07-14T06:39:07","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T13:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2011-07-14T06:42:38","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T13:42:38","slug":"top-catholic-education-news-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/top-catholic-education-news-this-week","title":{"rendered":"Top Catholic Education News This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s all the news in Catholic schools for the past week:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Alliance for Catholic Education Summer Forum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As regular Catholic School Chronicle readers know, I was fortunate enough to attend The Alliance for Catholic Education Summer Forum on the campus of Notre Dame University last weekend. While I am still preparing a longer summary of my experience there, here are a few references to the conference from around the web:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2690\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2690\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_0294.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2690\" title=\"John Schoenig\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_0294.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. John Schoenig\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_0294.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_0294-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_0294-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. John Schoenig Presenting at the ACE Summer Forum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.219986524705679.53381.137130082991324&amp;l=712edaaf3b\">Pictures from the Summer Forum on Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nsenger.posterous.com\/ace-summer-forum-2011-first-day-summary\">My brief audio summary of the first day of the forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinfo.nd.edu\/news\/22704-education-official-speaks-on-challenges-for-teachers-at-ace-commencement\/\">US Department of Education Official Juan Supulveda spoke to the ACE graduates about the challenges facing teachers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vouchers and School Choice<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsbt.com\/news\/wsbt-notre-dame-law-prof-strong-case-for-public-funding-of-catholic-schools-20110708,0,1117484.story\">Notre Dame Law Professor: Strong Case for Public Funding of Catholic Schools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.courierpress.com\/news\/2011\/jul\/07\/no-headline---ev_vouchers\/\">Evansville-Area Catholic Schools Approved for Voucher Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nola.com\/education\/index.ssf\/2011\/07\/catholic_schools_chief_says_ar.html\">New Orleans Catholic schools chief says Archdiocese will make improvements at voucher schools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/article\/20110714\/LOCAL04\/307149982\">Diocese Preps for Voucher Influx: Interest in Catholic Schools Soars with New State Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Philanthropy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/sacultura\/conexion\/article\/Name-of-former-coach-will-echo-for-years-to-come-1454564.php\">New Catholic school gym named for coach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/yourtown\/news\/salem\/2011\/07\/_a_north_shore_couple.html\">North Shore couple donates $1 million for Catholic school scholarship fund<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fosters.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20110713\/GJNEWS_01\/707139966\">Three sisters donate $500,000 to two Dover Catholic schools<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Catholic Identity<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/soulofanation.org\/2011\/07\/13\/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-catholic-school\/\">What Does it Mean to be a Catholic School?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thanking a Teacher via Facebook<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyCatholicSchool?sk=app_140341986041316\">A new Facebook app by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati lets you thank a teacher who was important to you<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Community Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southwestiowanews.com\/articles\/2011\/07\/08\/council_bluffs\/doc4e1721c1c61c8959451426.txt\">Catholic school students give up summer weight training program to help with flood relief in their community<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tjhouston.com\/2011\/07\/apple-opens-a-teachers-section-on-itunes-appstore\/\">Apple opens Teachers section on iTuns app store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edtechvision.org\/?p=962\">Primary Source lesson: Using novels images and VoiceThread to discuss childhood poverty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.districtadministration.com\/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2840\">When Boomers teach the Digital Generation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educationworld.com\/a_tech\/columnists\/johnson\/johnson032.shtml\">Seven Stupid Mistakes Teachers Make with Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want more up-to-date news about Catholic schools, be sure to follow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/CatholicSch\">Catholic School Chronicle on Twitter<\/a>. And if you know anyone looking for a job in Catholic schools, you can direct them to the new job listings on the sidebar, or to our full page of <a href=\"http:\/\/nicksenger.jobamatic.com\/a\/jobs\/find-jobs\">Catholic Teaching Jobs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s all the news in Catholic schools for the past week: The Alliance for Catholic Education Summer Forum As regular Catholic School Chronicle readers know, I was fortunate enough to attend The Alliance for Catholic Education Summer Forum on the campus of Notre Dame University last weekend. While I am still preparing a longer summary &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/top-catholic-education-news-this-week\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Top Catholic Education News This Week&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/prZ8V-Hk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2559,"url":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/field-trip-to-aces-summer-forum-at-notre-dame","url_meta":{"origin":2686,"position":0},"title":"Field Trip to ACE&#8217;s Summer Forum at Notre Dame!","author":"Deacon Nick","date":"June 24, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"A few days ago I mentioned I would be taking a \"field trip\" this summer, and today I'm thrilled to announce that it's going to be the ACE Summer Forum on the campus of Notre Dame from July 8-10. 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