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Catholic education

Catholic school enrollment is falling fast: Why some experts see an opportunity

News: Catholic education

The Pillar
Feb 11, 2021
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A sharp drop in the number of preschoolers attending Catholic school is behind the largest single-year decline in enrollment in 50 years. 

St. Paul Catholic School, Toronto, Ontario. Credit: Francesco Mariani/flickr. cc by sa 2.0

The U.S. Catholic school population has been declining for decades, and the pace of that decline was accelerating even before t…

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