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Debaters rattle off arguments at a blistering pace, sometimes more than 300 words per minute. (image by istock.)
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jack McCordick
300 Words a Minute, and Going Nowhere: High School Debate Today.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks on July 26,  on the first day of a special session on education funding at the state Capitol. (Justin Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Proponents say the program will help to provide scholarships for 6,000 to 10,000 students in religious and other private schools statewide.
FaithFaith in Focus
Ellen B. Koneck
I have found that it is unproductive to force theological ideas into the minds of students despite their disinterest.
Arts & CultureBooks
William J. Byron
Where elite secular schools fall short of setting the tone needed to humanize the world of business, Catholic schools can deliver.
Members of Chicago's St. Malachy School drum corps play during a rally for school choice outside an Illinois state building in Chicago in September 2014. (CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Eight months into his presidency, advocates of “school choice” wonder if the president will be able to deliver on his promise.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
Heavy debt from a college education can only make it more difficult for young adults to undertake the commitments of marriage and parenthood.