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The Roche Center has released a data brief analyzing the performance of Catholic schools nationwide on the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 scores, often referred to as The Nation’s Report Card and a notable indicator of educational effectiveness and policy impact across educational sectors. Our report analyzes this most recent data to better understand the long-run effects of the pandemic and Catholic schools’ response. We invite you to read the report, reflect on its findings, and share with other leaders and educators within your local Catholic schools’ context in pursuit of excellence and equity for Catholic school students and families.

Catholic school networks have the promise and potential to unlock and operationalize the benefits of the Catholic social teaching of solidarity for the flourishing of Catholic schools. This white paper details preliminary findings from the Roche Center's study on networks of Catholic schools in the United States, synthesizing insights from 25 Catholic school networks including dioceses/archdioceses, regional consortia, special interest networks, school management organizations, and religious order-sponsored school networks. The emergent themes discussed in the paper address the considerations of how networks of Catholic schools promote change and transformation in their member schools, and provide emergent insights on how the structure and function of networks bring to life solidarity and interdependence as a key asset to the present and future of Catholic schools.

The ³Ò´Ç±¹±ð°ù²Ô²¹²Ô³¦±ðÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý³¢±ð²¹»å±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±èÌýmonograph, authored by members of the Roche Center team and published by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), draws upon the latest research and practical knowledge pertaining to Standards 5 and 6 of the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools, Second Edition (NSBECS). The text is a part ofÌýThe NCEA National Standards Monograph Series. Access to download the monograph is free for NCEA members or can be purchased.

Like many system-level leaders, you may be moving from a school environment where you are a decision-maker to a world where you are a coach, planner, connector, cheerleader, teammate, and occasionally an EMT! Or perhaps you are already in the central office, but moving into a new leadership role. Whatever professional path you have taken to the superintendency, you have accepted a role akin to the commissioner of the baseball league; you want to help ALL the teams win!

In an effort to prepare you for this new role, current superintendents and leaders of the Boston College / Catapult Learning superintendent professional learning community have put together this playbook which contains:Ìý 1) General discussion topics, 2) Topics by key relationship, and 3) Case studies.

As the number of young Hispanic Catholics grows in every corner of the country, Catholic structures and organizations have been rather slow adjusting to that presence.ÌýAre our current structures and organizations for ministry with young Catholics aware, prepared and willing to adjust to meet the spiritual needs of Hispanic young people?ÌýAre Catholics ready to create, when necessary, and support new structures and organizations that have the wisdom and commitment to work with Hispanic youth and young adults?

Dr. Hosffman Ospino of the School of Theology and Ministry and his research support team respond to these questions in this report — Ministry with Young Hispanic Catholic:Ìý Towards a Recipe for Growth and Success. A Summary Report of Initial Findings from the National Study of Catholic Organizations Serving Hispanic Youth.