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Wecker, Menachem – Education Next, 2019
Jewish schools educated more than 151,000 students in New York State in 2013, the last year a careful count was done. And taxpayers have a stake in how well the yeshivas are doing their jobs. The Jewish schools absorb more than $100 million a year in city government funds for things such as textbooks, special education, security, and…
Descriptors: Jews, Religious Education, Clergy, Private Schools
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McDonough, Graham P. – British Journal of Religious Education, 2017
The Catholic laity currently faces some concerns that are of importance to its future. The current decline and ageing of clergy affects the availability of sacraments and leadership. Moreover, the plurality of views among Catholics on ordination, ethical issues and Church governance suggests that controversy may accompany concurrent increased lay…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Clergy, Churches, Religious Education
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Santana Lopez, Alejandra Isabel; Hernandez Mary, Natalia – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2013
This research project sought to learn how solidarity education is manifested in Chilean Catholic schools, considering the perspectives of school principals, programme directors and pastoral teams. Eleven Chilean schools were studied and the information gathering techniques applied included: a questionnaire, semi-structured individual interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Grounded Theory, Catholic Schools
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Smith, Lyn Marie; van der Nest, Theo – Religious Education, 2016
The Private Schools Conditional Integration Act (PSCI Act) of 1975 in New Zealand reinvigorated a Catholic education system, on the verge of financial collapse. This enacted legislation required Catholic authorities to develop and maintain the "Special Character" of the school. Financial or State aid is dependent on each school's ability…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Administrator Role, Foreign Countries, Educational Legislation
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van der Nest, Theo; Buchanan, Michael T. – Religious Education, 2014
Since the enactment of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act in New Zealand in 1975, leadership in Catholic schools has become increasingly complex. Under the legislation Catholic schools are required to develop and maintain their "Special Character." The Director of Religious Studies (DRS) has become the position with a key…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Foreign Countries, Private Schools, Educational Legislation