Enrollment in Catholic elementary schools down 15%t nationwide since 2001
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DENVER — Enrollment in Catholic elementary schools has dropped 15 percent
nationwide since 2001-02 school year, reported the National Catholic
Educational Association. In 2006 and 2007 in the U.S., 212 Catholic
schools were closed or consolidated.
In a Jan. 17 e-mail, Convey, who co-authored the 2009 book
"Weathering the Storm: Moving Catholic Schools Forward," said that
numerous factors have contributed to enrollment decline.
He noted that dwindling demographics, what he called an "insufficient
number of school-age children," is a large underlying problem. The
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