CEP’s Christmas Wish: Educators as the Face of Parental Choice
This piece was originally published at redefinED on January 3, 2019. Wishing a new look for education choice advocates By Greg Dolan This Christmas, I am giving thanks for the recent election of so many supporters of the parental right to educational choice for their children. And if I had one wish to improve something […]
CEP at EdNext: The Role of Catholic Schools in Education Choice Programs
The following piece was published at EdNext on December 11, 2018. Accompanying charts and state-by-state data discussed are available on our site. The Role of Catholic Schools in Education Choice Programs Since their founding in the 19th Century, Catholic schools have been noted for serving economically disadvantaged and ethnic minority communities. Education choice programs, due […]
Webinar: 529 Accounts and Catholic School Tuition
On October 9, CEP’s Director of Policy and Outreach, Greg Dolan, co-hosted a webinar with the National Catholic Educational Association’s (NCEA) Sr. Dale McDonald, PBVM. The topic was how parents at Catholic schools can benefit from changes to 529 savings accounts in federal and state tax laws. Click the image to see the webinar replay […]
CEP in EdNext: Why Can’t the Middle Class Afford Catholic School Anymore?
THE FOLLOWING PIECE WAS PUBLISHED BY EDNEXT ON AUGUST 15, 2018: A recent study in Education Next evaluates the shift in the haves and have-nots of private education, highlighting the disturbing trend of private schools enrolling students predominantly from high-income families. Authors Richard Murnane and Sean Reardon point to the loss of half of America’s […]
Momentum Summer 2018 School Choice Update
CEP’s Research Associate, Emily Yeh, authored our quarterly update on school choice for the National Catholic Educational Association’s Summer 2018 edition of Momentum. Emily explains the history and impact of scholarship tax credit (STC) programs, stating, “The STC is a form of school choice that was initially designed to avoid state prohibitions on funding religious […]
CEP Joins EWTN Radio to Discuss 529 Expansion
CEP’s Director of Policy and Outreach, Greg Dolan, joined EWTN’s Morning Glory radio show on Tuesday, June 19 to discuss the opportunities for Catholic school parents to use 529 accounts to pay for K-12 tuition. A recent survey by SavingForCollege found that fewer than 1-in-5 parents plan use a 529 account to pay for K-12 […]
CEP Chairman Archbishop Lucas Interviewed on Religious Freedom in CRUX
The following interview, “Bishops’ point man on religious freedom wants to speak youth’s language,” was conducted and originally published by CRUX. It can be found here. Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, may well be the nicest and most likeable guy to hold a senior leadership position in the Catholic Church. That “nice guy” factor […]
CEP Co-Authors Article in The Catholic Spirit
Greg Dolan, Director of Policy and Outreach for Catholic Education Partners, and Jennifer Hornyak, Associate Superintendent of Accreditation and Technology for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston’s Department of Catholic Schools, co-authored the following article, titled, “New Tax Law Could Offer Great Financial Opportunity in Paying Catholic School Tuition“: A new tax law passed late last year […]
CEP Joins Letter to Congress Supporting ESAs for Military Families
On April 3rd, Members of the U.S. Congress received a letter expressing strong support for the Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2018 (H.R. 5199). This letter was written by more than 30 organizations and the millions of families that they represent. Among the signers are the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, […]
