Offers web addresses for three different sources that might be useful to Catholic educators: (1) U.S. Government Printing Office, which provides educational information; (2) New Moon Magazine, which urges young people to focus on good works rather than good looks; and (3) Discover Nursing, which aims to recruit people interested in nursing…

Provides a collection of Internet and print resources for understanding and coping with sexual abuse in its personal and legal ramifications. (Contains 15 print references and 12 Internet resources.) (RC)

Outlines the development process and essential elements of a crisis communication strategy. Key steps include: (1) selecting a spokesperson; (2) publicizing the spokesperson's identity; (3) preparing a crisis notebook; (4) providing cell phones; (5) choosing a news conference location; (6) rehearsing crisis scenarios; and (7) obtaining interview…

Describes the major issues tackled by the school board in a New Jersey Diocese. The key areas addressed were: revision and expansion of tuition assistance program, a move to president/principal model of administration for high schools, and overhaul of school policy manuals. Describes characteristics of an effective board. (NB)

Discusses The Values Project of the Archdiocese of New York, designed to document the ways in which Catholic values were taught across the curriculum in Archdiocese schools. Indicates that the Project used the Education Community Opportunity for Stewardship process of infusion. Describes the process' six steps for infusing values into the…

Describes an approach to high school sex education that emphasizes chastity as a positive choice. (DMM)

Highlights the classroom teacher's role in assessing and planning solutions for learning-disabled students. Presents an informal yet systematic assessment method for identifying learning disabilities. Suggests ways of incorporating several teaching methods simultaneously to individualize instruction. Underscores the importance of working as…

Presents the media center network of the Diocese of Pittsburgh as a model of how a network of parish media centers, functioning as satellites of the central diocesan media center, can be developed within a diocese. Media center networking services offered within and beyond the diocese are described. (two references) (Author/CLB)

Proposes guidelines for Catholic religious educators to distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable theological pluralism, and infallible and non-infallible religious teachings. Considers personal theological competence to be essential in dealing with dissenting ideas in the classroom. (DMM)

Offers a tongue-in-cheek analysis of the usefulness and pitfalls of long-range planning. Suggests ironically that the process of planning is more important than the product; that planning saves time, fosters meaning rather than rhetoric, clarifies lines of responsibility, minimizes organizational power struggles, and enhances leadership qualities.…

As the number of Catholic teachers in British Catholic schools declines, Catholic authorities are forced to recruit more non-Catholic teachers. This presents problems for the nature and character of the Catholic school. To counteract increasingly secular attitudes and beliefs, the Catholic community must address the crisis in the training and…

Examines the current status of grievance procedures at unionized and nonunionized Catholic schools based on a survey of 33 superintendents and union presidents. Discusses the extent to which Catholic schools have formal grievance procedures and the educators' attitudes regarding due process. (DMM)

Addresses the crisis in health care, considering costs, lack of access, and system ineffectiveness. Reviews "Setting Relationships Right," the Catholic Health Association's proposal for health care reform. Advocates educators' awareness of children's health needs and health care reform issues and support for the Every Fifth Child Act of…

Describes a foundation for new leadership development in Catholic educators. States that a liberal arts background and a deep philosophic understanding of Catholic education, formed by experience and reflected upon and critiqued, may offer more possibilities for leadership than acquiring any particular set of skills. (18 citations) (VWC)

Reports that more than 10 million children in the United States are without health care, most of whom can obtain help through such organizations as Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Discusses connecting health care with school lunch programs, and states that the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) is working on…