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Baker, David P.; Riordan, Cornelius – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Catholic schools' improved fortunes stem mostly from socioeconomic changes beginning in the 1970s and their role in the national debate over educational quality. A study assessing the state of Catholic education shows that Catholic common schools are becoming a system of proprietary schools that educate growing numbers of non-Catholic children…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
