The Promise of Catholic Schools for Educating the Future of Los Angeles
Ever since the 1983 publication of A Nation at Risk, educators have been
concerned about the quality of our national schools. Particular concern has focused on the
school experience of ethnic minority and students from low socioeconomic status (SES)
backgrounds who do not succeed at school in alarming numbers. In large urban areas
such as New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, there is special concern because these
major regions are majority ethnic minority and the future viability of our major cities
depends on the ability of Latino, African American, and low-SES students to receive a
quality education. Without such an education the future generation of our major cities
will not be prepared to function as part of an educated citizenry or in the workforce.
Thus, during the past 30 years there have been numerous reform efforts in public and
private education focusing on closing the achievement gap and documenting best
practices in urban education... FULL ARTICLE

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