Archbishop Dolan Makes the Case for Catholic Schools

In an address to the New York State Congress (and an interview on Fox and Friends), the Most Reverend Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, recently spoke to the benefits--both past and present--of a “solid and substantial” education provided by Catholic schools in New York and around the United States.

Archbishop Dolan’s remarks about New York's proposed budget for 2011-2012 highlighted a significant delinquency in state-approved funding to Catholic schools for programs mandated by the state. “We estimate the state’s obligation to our schools to be more than $260 million, and as a result of the state’s delinquency, our schools have been forced to raise tuition to fill the gap.  Tragically, others have had to close because our families cannot bear the burden.” His articulate and ardent remarks concluded with an appeal to justice in education such that “when you laudably move to promote education, it be for all our kids, not just those in government schools.”
 
Read Archbishop Dolan’s written remarks here or watch the interview.  Both provide a compelling case for Catholic schools.