Collaboration is the key to a balanced and well-planned response to an emergency and subsequent recovery. Schools and school districts should explore existing resources within their communities that can provide services to their students during and after an emergency that negatively impacts school operations. One such resource to consider is local…

The University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) celebrates 25 years of service to Catholic schools in the United States. ACE began as an effort to provide teachers to under-resourced schools, soon after expanding to include Principal preparation. As the landscape and needs of Catholic education have changed, ACE has expanded…

In Pakistan, school education is not compulsory for children and, therefore, sending a child to school is a matter of choice for parents. For those parents who choose school education for their children the options are government schools, private fees paid schools and Islamic education schools (Madrassahs). This research uses a large-scale survey…

In what may come to rank as one of its most significant cases on religious freedom, "Christian Legal Society v. Martinez" (2010), the Supreme Court affirmed an order of the Ninth Circuit upholding a policy at a public law school in California that required recognized student clubs to admit "all comers" even if they disagreed with organizational…

Since their founding, the Black churches have strived to implement and fulfill their missions. These institutions acknowledge the importance to become actively involved in the community as well as engaged in the lives of young people. Black churches are faced with unique challenges every day, however, they provide significant number of resources…

In "Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium," the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB; 2005) calls on Catholic colleges and universities to work with diocesan educational leaders to prepare leaders for Catholic schools. In response, the Creighton University Education…

Background/Context: Conservative jurists and scholars have reached the conclusion that the traditional separation of public funding from religious organizations in K-12 education was "born of bigotry," and inherently anti-Catholic. This claim rests on the misuse of revisionist historical interpretations that emphasize ethno-cultural…

Discusses the importance of sustainable living and action and touches on the role of the church in environmental education and action at the community level. (LZ)

The religious instituations seem to be experiencing an exodus of young people from active participation, but those who leave are not rejecting life, they are simply looking for answers from different sources. Guidance counselors have opportunities to assist the young people who come to them in several ways. (Author)

The success that the New Religious Right is having in censoring school textbooks and libraries is described. (MT)

Introduces several articles that focus on human capital and social cohesion (e.g., effects of learning on economic and social development and the debate over education and social cohesion) and multilateral development banks and religious organizations (e.g., how the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund influence education in developing…

Describes the World Faiths Development Dialogue, which aims to engage a wide-ranging international and national dialogue among faith and development institutions, with the central focus being efforts to combat world poverty. The article highlights two recent events that sought to confront the worlds of development and religion and explores how…

Communities that have good schools and better educated residents are safer, more stable communities where businesses and families thrive. This pamphlet describes ways religious organizations can support family involvement in education. The pamphlet provides a statement of common purpose among religious communities supporting family involvement in…

Describes the efforts of various religious and political groups to censor curriculum and library materials. The author contends that censorship is motivated by the fear of change and a distrust of pluralism. The American Library Association's role in defending the constitutional right to free expression is discussed. (AM)

Presented in this book is the case against creationist pseudo-science. One theme emphasized throughout the book, written for those with or without science backgrounds, is that although the creationist campaign is an assault on evolutionary theory, it constitutes an attack on all sciences. Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction to evolutionary…