Private Schools Cultivate Civic Virtues
Private, religious K-12 schools produce more engaged citizens than their public counterparts, according to a recent study.
The study, conducted by University of Arkansas and University of Buckingham researchers, investigated four key components of civic engagement: political tolerance; political participation; civic knowledge and skills; and voluntarism and community engagement – finding that private school students “perform” better than their public school peers in most of these areas. Read more.
Student of the Week Hails from WCRIS School
Lucia Santana, 11th-grader from Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, was named the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Student of the Week last week. Congratulations!
Recognized for her leadership skills, Santana was voted as the student of the week by the public over two other nominees. Read more about her here.
The news outlet indicated that it has emailed information to all Milwaukee-area high school principals about how to nominate a student for its weekly contest. See more details.
