education:

Jeremy Murphy, Associate Director of Education Issues

Educational Freedom Rally Held on March 22, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

an area of concern for the Nebraska Catholic Conference:

All persons are entitled to educational opportunities that can help them achieve their fullest potential.  The Nebraska Catholic Conference firmly acknowledges and endorses the critical role of parents in the education of their children.  NCC is an advocate for public policies which promote quality education and parental choice, including the choice of religiously-based schools.

 And from the Catechism of the Catholic Church (Section 2229):

"As those first responsible for the education of their children, parents have the right  to choose a school for them which corresponds to their own convictions.  This right is fundamental.  As far as possible parents have the duty of choosing schools that will best help them in their task as Christian educators. Public authorities have the duty of guaranteeing this parental right and of ensuring the concrete conditions for its exercise."

Overview:   The Nebraska Catholic Conference serves the Archdiocese of Omaha, the Diocese of Lincoln and the Diocese of Grand Island, constituting a combined total of some 375 parishes and missions and 90 elementary schools, 30 secondary schools, and two special education schools.  More than 30,000 Nebraska children are enrolled in Catholic schools, which employ nearly 2,000 state-certificated administrators/teachers.

 Associate Director of Education Issues:   Jeremy Murphy is the Associate Director for Education Issues with the Nebraska Catholic Conference.  Jeremy works on public-policy analysis and advocacy on behalf of all aspects of Catholic elementary and secondary education and works closely with the governing board of the Nebraska Federation of Catholic School Parents. 

E-mail:     Jeremy Murphy

Education Information Available on this site:

Legislative Issues in Education 

• Current Action Alerts!

• Vouchers, sometimes called opportunity scholarships, 

• Education expense tax deductions or tax credits, 

• Scholarship tax credits, and 

• Tax-free education savings accounts (or ESA's)  

Tax-Supported Benefits Available to Catholic School Students 

• Special Education Services

• Public School Bus Access

Federal Programs

• E-rate
• Title I
• Title II
• Title V

Nebraska Federation of Catholic School Parents - A grassroots state-wide organization for Catholic School Parents

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