Posts tagged Home Schooling
A Boom In Pandemic Home-Schooling Tees Up Conflicts Over Religion, Rights and Regulation
A Boom In Pandemic Home-Schooling Tees Up Conflicts Over Religion, Rights and Regulation

(OPINION) The Census Bureau reports the “unprecedented environment” during the COVID-19 pandemic fueled a boom in “pandemic pods” as well as parents considering virtual schools and home-school organizations beyond the neighborhood public school. The Census Bureau reported home-schooling among Black or African Americans increased by five times to 16.1% of households last fall.

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Analysis, Atheism, Education, Evangelicals, North America, Primary Feature, Religion, OpinionPaul GladerPaul Glader, HSLDA, Home Schooling, Home School, Homeschooling, home-schooling, David Sikkink, Coalition for Responsible Home Education, National Education Association, Home School Legal Defense Association, American Atheists, Alex J. Harris, Elizabeth Bartholet, U.S. Census Bureau, primary feature, Recharge Comments
When it comes to recruiting Catholic priests, doctrine often shapes demographics
When it comes to recruiting Catholic priests, doctrine often shapes demographics

(COMMENTARY) It's an often quoted fact: The number of men ordained each year is about a third of what's needed to replace priests who are retiring, dying or simply leaving. Two decades ago it was common to see between 800 and 900 ordinations a year.

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Religion, Opinion, Europe, North AmericaTerry MattinglyTerry Mattingly, Humanae Vitae, Fertility, Demographics, Priest Shortage, Cara, Georgetown University, Anne Hendershott, Catholic Families, Home Schooling, commentary, Catholicism, Catholic Priests, Catholic, demographics, Opinion, Ordination