St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Online Academy, the Diocese of Brooklyn’s only fully remote online school that offered an alternative during the pandemic, has closed.
Catholic education
New Program Offers Alternative Credentials for Catholic School Teachers
A Catholic education organization has launched a national teacher credential program that gives Catholic educators formation specific to the vocation, and also a potential alternative to a state teacher license.
Computer Donations Will Help St. Brigid Students Make the Grade
Keily Lopez has a tough time getting on the internet, but it’s not because she isn’t tech-savvy. For her, it’s a lack of access.
Ukrainian Student Settling in at Our Lady of Grace Academy
Russian troops inflicted heavy damage on Taya Kostochka’s school in Kyiv, Ukraine. Now she has a new school, and friends, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy in Gravesend.
Associate Principal Looks Back on Five Decades in Catholic Education
Linda Keppel, associate principal of Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, has spent 40 years in education in the Diocese of Brooklyn — first as a teacher for 31 years and then as an administrator for nine. She looks back on her career.
The ‘Technology Superintendent’
Deacon Kevin McCormack, the newly-named superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn, has spent nearly 40 years guiding students at Xaverian, first as a teacher and then as principal for the past 15 years.
Diocese’s New Superintendent Of Schools, Deacon McCormack, Says Change Coming
Deacon Kevin McCormack, the principal of Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge, has been appointed superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Brooklyn by Bishop Robert Brennan, the diocese announced on Thursday, May 5.
SJU Has Scholarship for Catholic School Teachers’ Master’s Studies
The Catholic School Teacher Scholarship program is being offered to 12 Catholic school educators entering St. John’s graduate degree program in Fall 2022.
Georgetown Officials Say Amends for Slavery Past Are Ongoing and Long Term
The devastating impact of the sin of slavery cannot be fixed with a simple apology and monetary restitution, Georgetown University officials acknowledge.
St. Adalbert Students Bestow Their Teacher With Highest Honor
A “Hall of Fame” of famous and accomplished women through history appear in a special display at St. Adalbert Catholic Academy in Elmhurst. The students picked St. Adalbert’s middle school English teacher, Michele Curry Cardona, to join the roster.