Northeast Ohio Advocates for Catholic Schools

Northeast Ohio Catholic School Supporters, It is an exciting time for Catholic schools -- among advocacy, healthy activity, and celebrations, great things are happening. Catholic Schools Week begins January 31 and will be punctuated by  numerous school events  as well as a diocesan-wide celebration of Mass by Bishop Malesic from the Cathedral  (with virtual viewing) at 10 a.m. Tuesday . The Governor’s executive budget will be unveiled as soon as next week, the first formal step in the state's budget process. Advocates for schools and other causes will then be most active through June 30.  From now through then, we will update you regularly on the issues most important to Catholic schools.  If you wish to learn more about the intricacies of the process, see the wonderful resource from the  Center for Community Solutions  called  Follow The Money  (4th Edition), available at the links or download free  online here . As promised, here is a ...

The Diocese of Cleveland’s Office of Catholic Education, together with the Catholic Conference of Ohio, seeks to strengthen and unite the networks of parents, grandparent, supporters and advocates who care deeply about Catholic education in grades preschool through 12. This blog and accompanying email updates will help inform and connect our support .  This year especially, there is a great degree of political activity around school policies, and not just for public schools. All Catholic schools are affected by COVID-19 orders, transportation, administrative services, regulations, and school funding legislation in addition to the state scholarship programs for which every school can opt to be a provider. It is an important time to let our voices be heard. Our aim is to build a network of informed and engaged supporters of Catholic schools by equipping them with information about the schools and related policies and providing assistance in spreading the good news of Catholic educati...