Describes the efforts of the Chicago archdiocesan office of Catholic education to advertise its services throughout the Chicago area. Highlights the office's "Shareholder's Report," a local report card which was distributed through Catholic schools to all parents and which provided data about student achievement, costs, drop-out rates,…

A study examined the correlation between students' placement test scores on a multiple-choice test and their passing rate on the Advanced Placement (AP) language exam. Statistics show that the number of students taking advanced placement tests is increasing, and a review of the literature supports the need for further research in the area of…

An automated food service accounting system allows management to concentrate on the problems at hand. (Author/MLF)

Describes the Archdiocese of Chicago's Sharing program, in which affluent parishes link up with their poorer counterparts to form friendships, solve problems, and overcome the anonymity of charitable work. Reveals outcomes including the annual sharing of $2 million among parishes. Offers examples of parish-to-parish support and suggestions for…

IN A LETTER TO ALL CHICAGO ARCHDIOCESE ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH SCHOOLS, ALBERT CARDINAL MEYER QUOTES A PLEDGE, MADE BY THE CHICAGO CONFERENCE ON RACE AND RELIGION, FOR FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN CHURCH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS. HE STATES THE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THIS PLEDGE. FAIR EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS FOR LAY TEACHERS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS…

Argues that Chicago's northwest and southwest public schools should enroll all students in a common core curriculum to reap benefits similar to those seen in Catholic schools: high standards, smaller gaps in minority achievement, and a strong sense of community. Considers that traditional academic education is appropriate for all students. (SK)

Reports on eight high schools in Chicago's black neighborhoods which attract a significant number of white students from neighborhoods and suburbs outside their immediate areas. Most are Catholic or private schools, but one is public. (Author/AM)

Describes the establishment, achievements, and continued success of the Big Shoulders Fund, through which Chicago's business community assists local Catholic innercity schools. Explains how the program provides operating grants, building improvements, scholarships, teacher training programs, mobile classrooms, and endowment funds for schools…

Describes Holy Angels School in Chicago (Illinois), the largest all-Black preschool through grade 12 Roman Catholic school in the United States. Discusses the roles of administration, parents, faculty, and students in creating the educational environment. (FMW)

Describes the mentorship programs of the Midtown Education Foundation (MEF), Chicago (Illinois), an initiative that began as an outreach of the Catholic Opus Dei movement. The MEF emphasis on biblically based character development, taught by role models, and embedded in an academic curriculum, is very popular. Early evaluation indicates that best…

Nearly one out of every four students enrolled in Chicago's elementary and secondary schools during the 1987-88 school year attended one of the city's 450 private schools. Although frequently overlooked by city-wide educational reform programs, the private schools contribute to the urbanization of newcomers to the city, to the stability of…

A model based on organizational theory was used in this study to discover educational goals emphasized by teachers in classrooms and to explore the impact of the social organization of schooling on these goals. Age-grade structure was examined as a possible organizational characteristic influencing moral and technical goals selected by teachers.…

The objectives of this curriculum guide for teachers are: 1) to provide a unified list of yearly instructional objectives for each social studies classroom; 2) to provide basic standards for measuring pupil progress; and 3) to provide a guide for the continuous development in the social studies. The recommendations for each grade level cover:…

This paper describes a study that aimed to identify parental academic achievement and participation in their children's school as the primary motivators for children's academic achievement. Participants included 213 third and fourth graders from a Catholic School in Chicago. Two groups were randomly selected from records provided by the school.…