Pages tagged "Education"

The Catholic Spirit: Q&A: Bishop Cozzens on tuition tax credits, mercy and the common good

(March 18, 2016 – The Catholic Spirit – By Maria Wiering) Bishop Andrew Cozzens, auxiliary bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, joined bis...

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The Catholic Spirit: MCC ‘very proud’ of passage of prenatal diagnosis bill

Other legislation supported by Minnesota Catholic Conference didn’t fare as well during 2015 state legislative session Thanks to the work...

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Minnesotans want more choice in education

School choice opponents often argue that creating more options for parents will allow non-public schools to skim the cream of students fr...

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The Visitor: State's Catholic bishops highlight policy priorities in meetings with governor, legislators

For Bishop Donald Kettler and the other Catholic bishops of Minnesota, spending a “day on the hill” March 5 with Gov. Mark Dayton and sta...

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The Catholic Spirit: Building bridges: Minnesota Catholic Conference expects Church-supported bills to draw support from both sides of the aisle

With the state House of Representatives switching to Republican control after last fall’s elections and the Senate and governor’s office ...

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What does education choice really look like?

In the last edition of this column, I shared about why education policy is a deeply personal issue for me, and why it was an important ju...

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The Catholic Spirit: What does education choice really look like?

This column addresses why the Minnesota Catholic Conference will join with other Minnesota educational choice advocates in the 2015 legis...

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Minnesota Catholic Conference letters to MSHSL regarding proposed transgender student policy

Board of Directors Minnesota State High School League Dear Sir or Madam:The Minnesota Catholic Conference ("MCC"), the public policy voic...

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Educational options don’t always equal choices; it’s time for both

Of all the important and interesting policy areas I work on, none is more personal than education. Education issues have always held a pa...

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The Catholic Spirit: Leaders look to solve achievement gap, advocate for school choice

A variety of community leaders in the Twin Cities gathered for one of what they say will be many meetings to address the achievement gap ...

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