winston churchill: Philadelphia Metropolis

The Race to Save Catholic Schools

At long last, there is a glimmer of hope for the future of Catholic education in Philadelphia. A group of advocates for Catholic schools - inside and outside the church - are working to staunch the loss of schools and students that has hit the system in the last decade: with enrollment down 40 percent in the city's elementary schools and 26 percent in the city's eight surviving archdiocesan high schools. At the same time, these reformers are looking to reshape the schools, looking to give them new forms of governance, a revived sense of purpose and the tools to seek new students and outside financial support. (Comments)

The Gathering Storm

By Tom Ferrick Jr. An item in Metropolis about Rick Santorum visiting Iowa and New Hampshire to test the waters for a run for President in 2012 struck a chord somewhere deep in the messy attic that is my mind.... (Comments)