Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
In the 1950s and ’60s, Catholic school meant white shirts, plaid skirts and nuns. Today, nuns in the classroom are rare, and the Catholic school system has shrunk by half since its heyday fifty years ago. Kojo looks at how rising costs, shrinking enrollment, and demographic shifts are affecting local Catholic schools, and explores innovative approaches to keeping the doors open.
Guests
- Patricia Weitzel-O'Neill Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Washington
- Daniel Porterfield Senior Vice President and Professor of English, Georgetown University
- Michael Petrilli Vice President for National Programs and Policy, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
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