According to a study released by America’s Promise Alliance only about half of American children in the 50 largest US cities will graduate high school. William Mcgurn argues Catholic schools offer a hopeful alternative to public education. The only problem is many Catholic schools are closing.
One University of Chicago researcher found that minority students at Catholic schools are 42% likelier to complete high school than their public school counterparts ? and 2 1/2 times more likely to earn a college degree. In difficult circumstances, and for an increasingly non-Catholic student body, these schools are doing heroic work.
