In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced broad closures of its schools … Catholic schools are a national treasure, and they are facing an existential threat due to the economic fallout of the pandemic. Amid pandemic, future of many Catholic schools is in doubt ... said the closures were unavoidable due to the pandemic’s “devastating effects” on enrollment and finances. Our Lady Queen of Angels School in the East Harlem section of New York City is seen in this 2015 file photo. Thursday, June 11 2020. Due To Pandemic Scores Of Catholic Schools Face Closure. Financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is causing numerous Catholic schools to … At least 10 private schools temporarily closed this school year due to a low number of enrollees due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Catholic Educational Association of the … Nearly a dozen Catholic schools in Massachusetts have closed their doors for good due this past year, and many more are expected to as a result of the economic toll from the pandemic. The pandemic has been particularly catastrophic for private Catholic schools: At least 100 across the country are expected not to reopen in the fall, according to the National Catholic Education Association. With numerous closures, Catholic schools are also victims of the pandemic, and school administrators are working on the challenges of keeping other schools open and operating. Due to low enrollment and other financial problems, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston announced that it was forced to close four Catholic schools following the … By: Kristine Garcia Posted at 1:52 PM, Jul 09, 2020 On Thursday, July 9, the Archdiocese of New York announced that 20 Catholic schools, including six in the Bronx, would be unable to reopen in September due to lack of finances in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement that two historic Catholic schools in the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, were closing for good as the academic year ended sent a wave of loss and sadness across the diocese. The number of practicing Catholics in the U.S. have been in decline, so have the number the students enrolling in Catholic schools. … Catholic schools in urban neighborhoods, often seen as an attractive option by low income parents and families of color, are facing an unprecedented crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Catholic schools around the United States are retooling for an uncertain future after the coronavirus pandemic. St. Mary's Schools, founded in 1915, and St. Stephen School, dating to 1924, closed largely because of the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Closing for good. Sections. Already facing difficulties, many Catholic schools have found the pandemic to be the last straw. By Maria Pisano and Gina Christian • Posted March 15, 2020 . About 150 Catholic schools have closed nationwide citing insurmountable financial pressures from the coronavirus pandemic. 26 Catholic Schools in New York City are closing for good due to the COVID-19 pandemic, telling the long story of an institution's decline. ... due to loss of income because of layoffs, unemployment, or a drop in wages. COVID-19 has thrown pre-K, K-12, and higher education into a state of financial disarray. Four schools in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston closed in April. It was down to about 1.7 million nationwide in 2019-20 before the pandemic after peaking in the 1960s are 5.2 million. Private Schools Closing Permanently Because of Pandemic Anne Stych June 16, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on religious education and dozens of private Christian schools have announced they are closing permanently, the majority being schools that are run by the Catholic … As the new academic year arrives, school systems across the United States are struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Catholic schools in New York City will remain open for in-person learning on a school-by-school basis even as the city’s public schools have closed amid a new wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Roman Catholic educators have an extra challenge — trying to forestall a relentless wave of closures of their schools that has no end in sight. Share this story: (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski. More than two dozen Catholic schools and academies in New York will not reopen during the upcoming academic in wake of the pandemic. ... York announced that it would be closing 20 Catholic schools. Many schools have earned praise for their rapid transitions to online learning and creative outreach to families, but others have suffered financial death blows and announced that they will not reopen in the fall. Eight Catholic elementary schools, including three in Bergen County, have become casualties of the pandemic and will permanently shut their doors, the Archdiocese of Newark announced Tuesday. NEW YORK – Catholic schools are already closing at the highest rate since the tail end of the financial crisis in 2009-2010. Closing Houston Catholic schools is painful but necessary during pandemic [Opinion] By Daniel Cardinal DiNardo and Debra Haney April 22, 2020 … Have found the pandemic after peaking in the 1960s are 5.2 million schools already. 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