Provided below are articles and links discussing the benefits of a Catholic education during the formative years of children’s development.
Read a summary of Pope Leo’s new Apostolic Letter on Catholic education. Wooden, Cindy, Changing world calls for a new commitment to Catholic schools, pope says (Northwest Catholic, Oct 28, 2025.)
Read Pope Leo’s Apostolic Letter on Catholic education. Pope Leo, Drawing New Maps of Hope (Oct. 27, 2025.)
Learn about the value of an integrated theology curriculum in Catholic high schools. Ellis, Will, Dear Catholic high schools: Don’t make theology an afterthought (America: the Jesuit Review, Sept. 25, 2023.)
Read more about the the Catholic school experience, including curriculum, tuition, and outcomes. Durrani, Anayat, Considering Catholic School? Here’s What to Know (U.S. News & World Report, Apr. 18, 2023.)
Learn more about the five integral pillars for a school to be genuinely identified as Catholic. Miller, Archbishop J. Michael, The Holy See’s Teaching on Catholic Schools (Catholic Education Resource Center, 2005.)
Read about the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops view on Catholic Education.
Review the Archdiocese of Seattle Office of Catholic Schools Mission and Vision
See the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Schools (NSBECS.)
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