In 2002, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in response to the staggering amount of sexual abuse allegations against clergypersons in the Catholic Church. The adoption of this Charter led to the creation and country-wide mandate of The Safe Environment Program and…

In the emergence of the existing curriculum--K to 12, where the students are the primary emphasis, the perceptions of the students are important in quality monitoring systems which are crucially needed to enable monitoring and evaluation of these important outcomes, such as the student activities. This study examined the perceptions of students…

This report examines how students are performing across the entire 2020-2021 school year in reading and mathematics during the pandemic. Based on insights from millions of student assessments, the report explores key questions effected by COVID-19 in education, including: (1) How much did students grow during the 2020-2021 school year compared…

The study examined the relationship between Catholic school teachers' motivation and job satisfaction. The data came from a survey of 716 teachers in three dioceses (Atlanta, Biloxi, and Cheyenne). The school's academic philosophy and its environment were important predictors of the teachers' satisfaction with their sense of efficacy regarding…