The cost of Bloomberg’s education proposals
By Jim Cultrara In his 2012 State of the City address yesterday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s offered an ambitious five point program for education. I was immediately struck by two elements...
View ArticleCuomo takes another step forward for Catholic schools
By Jim Cultrara When Governor Cuomo took office, the Catholic Conference presented him with a full range of legislative initiatives and funding requests to support the needs of Catholic schools and...
View ArticleWhite House honors Catholic School Champions – including one of our own
By Jim Cultrara In anticipation of national Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 29 – Feb 4, the White House today honored nine Catholic School Champions as part of the administration’s Champions for Change...
View ArticleCatholic Schools Week – Cause for celebration?
By Jim Cultrara Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 29 – Feb 4, has given us an opportunity to celebrate the enormous contributions that Catholic schools have made and continue to make in New York State and...
View ArticleSpecial education needs a shakeup!
By Jim Cultrara Michael Benjamin’s OpEd in the NY Post this week, Stop burning NY’s special-ed dollars, calls for a ”shake up of New York’s shameful special-education system… with a school-choice...
View ArticleCatholic vs. charter schools – let’s level the playing field
By Jim Cultrara An article in yesterday’s New York Daily News Charter vs. Catholic schools revealed an alarming statistic – charter schools account for 37 percent of the recent decline in the state’s...
View Article‘Fundamental existential threat’ to Catholic schools
By Dennis Poust The Times Union of Albany today highlights a growing threat to Catholic education, namely the rise of charter schools. The story highlights a soon-to-be-published report by Abraham...
View ArticleLawmakers correct disparity in school safety funding for Catholic schools
By Jim Cultrara The horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut prompted a bold and swift response from Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers with the enactment of the...
View ArticleIndiana court upholds school choice program
By Jim Cultrara Check out the article on yesterday’s unanimous decision by the Indiana Supreme Court to uphold the nation’s broadest school choice program. The decision bodes well for other states,...
View ArticleCheers for Education Tax Credits
By Jim Cultrara You’d think that learning about the legislative process or a piece of legislation wouldn’t be much to get excited about — certainly not reason enough to fill an arena. But that’s...
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