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		3/8/2010 Gospel Choir Will Lead Morning Praise at NCEA Convention At 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7, the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir will lead morning praise for the thousands of educators attending the 2010 National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Convention in the Minneapolis Convention Center. Just a few days after Easter, it is sure to be a joyful celebration. Please join us!
		1/28/2010 Catholic Schools Saluted The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a resolution honoring the contributions of Catholic schools to the nation. The resolution comes in time for Catholic Schools Week, January 31 - February 6, 2010. It recognizes the academic and moral excellence instilled in students and congratulates schools for contributing to a brighter, stronger future for the country.
		1/28/2010 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS PROVE SUCCESS IN PASSING ON FAITH Catholic schools have an excellent track record in helping students achieve high marks in academic subjects including reading, writing and math and score above average in national tests. Now a new survey confirms that Catholic school students also have above average results in gaining religious knowledge and attitudes towards their faith.
		1/15/2010 NCEA is joining its efforts with Catholic Relief Services to aid Haiti NCEA is joining its efforts with Catholic Relief Services (CRS), its long-standing partner in the Frontiers of Justice program, to raise funds for the victims of the earthquake that has devastated Haiti. CRS has permanent offices and ongoing projects in Haiti and is currently mobilizing emergency relief supplies and lifesaving assistance.
		1/13/2010 The Challenges of Catholic Education: Past, Present and Future Earlier this month, the Jesuit Father Joseph McShane, president of Fordham University, gave an insightful -- and entertaining -- address to the John Carroll Society gathered in Washington, DC. He spoke on the future of Catholic education by examining the context from which the future will grow -- namely, the past and present.
		12/28/2009 Best Wishes for a Blessed New Year! All of us at NCEA wish you a blessed, happy and safe New Year celebration. May 2010 usher in a new decade of educational opportunity as we minister to all God's children. Please note that NCEA has moved. Our new address is: National Catholic Educational Association 1005 N. Glebe Road, Suite 525 Arlington, VA 22201 800.711.6232 www.ncea.org
		12/9/2009 Advent Greetings! As we prepare for Christmas, we hope you find time to Be quiet Be watchful Be patient and to listen for the still, small voice of God Who is waiting to touch you with joy. The Staff of the NCEA
		11/23/2009 Humorist Garrison Keillor to Give Keynote Address at NCEA 2010 Convention Garrison Keillor, host of the long-running radio show "A Prairie Home Companion," will give a keynote address at the 2010 NCEA convention on Wednesday, April 7 at 9 a.m. Keillor is known for the coupling of his shy, introspective persona with a sharp wit and keen sense of humor. His small-town wisdom and warm observations of everyday life have endeared him to millions in the US and around the world. Keillor is best known for his storytelling, and his weekly yarns about the fictional town of Lake Wobegone have been collected into several recordings. Keillor has put out a gospel album with the Hopeful Gospel Quartet and starred in a major motion picture, 2004’s "A Prairie Home Companion." He is an internationally known speaker and a contributor to "The New Yorker," the "New York Times" and "The Atlantic Magazine."
		11/16/2009 At Convention 2010, Fr. James Martin, SJ, Will Help Us "Laugh with the Saints" Jesuit Father James Martin will give the keynote address at the Opening General Session of the 2010 convention of the National Catholic Educational Association in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He will speak on Tuesday, April 6 at 9 a.m. on "Laughing with the Saints: Joy, Humor and Laughter in the Spiritual Life." Father Martin is culture editor of America magazine and the author of several books, including My Life with the Saints.
		11/12/2009 NCEA Public Policy Director Speaks at School Choice Conference Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sister Dale McDonald spoke at the National Press Club November 9 on behalf of school choice at "School Choice and the American Family – a Moral and Civic Imperative." It was the inaugural conference sponsored by the American Center for School Choice (ACSC). Sr. McDonald was a respondent during a morning session on the moral imperative of educational choice.
		11/3/2009 National Distinguished Principals Honored by NCEA NCEA hosted a dinner October 22 to honor the three Catholic school principals who received the National Distinguished Principals Award from the US Department of Education. They received the awards during a formal dinner event on October 23. We congratulate (left to right) Barbara Cole, Mary Jane Koberlein and Joanne Borchetta joined by their husbands Nick Cole, Don Koberlein and Peter Borchetta. A National Distinguished Principal is one who is an active principal of a school in which a commitment to excellence is clearly evident through programs designed to meet the academic and social needs of all students and through firmly-established ties with parents and local community organizations.
		10/19/2009 National Catholic Educational Association President Asserts Charter Schools are Not the Salvation of Catholic Education Are charter schools another way to keep Catholic schools alive, as some proponents suggest? Absolutely not, according to the president of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), the professional organization representing K through 12 Catholic education in schools and parishes.

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