Catholic Schools and the Common Good

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Catholic Schools and the Common Good is written by Anthony S. BRYK and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674029038 (ISBN 10) and 9780674029033 (ISBN 13).

The authors examine a broad range of Catholic high schools to determine whether or not students are better educated in these schools than they are in public schools. They find that the Catholic schools do have an independent effect on achievement, especially in reducing disparities between disadvantaged and privileged students. The Catholic school of today, they show, is informed by a vision, similar to that of John Dewey, of the school as a community committed to democratic education and the common good of all students.