Step inside the Bishop McCort Catholic High School in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, located almost 70 miles east of Pittsburgh, and there are palpable examples of how faith figures into the educational experience of highly motivated students with ambitions for college.
There’s the chapel located right in the center of campus, which serves as the site for masses, prayer services, and alumni reunions. Crucifixes are also prominently displayed in classrooms and administrative offices. Then there is the curriculum, which includes a strong emphasis on theological instruction. But more than anything, it’s the Catholic community itself that includes not just the student body, but parents, teachers, athletic coaches, alumni, scholarship organizations, and average citizens who recognize they all have a stake in creating compelling alternatives to failed public schools. (READ MORE from Kevin Mooney: Is Educational Freedom…
