After decades of shrinkage, some Catholic school networks are rapidly scaling thanks to school‑choice funding and renewed demand for classical/religious curricula. That growth changes local education markets, redistributes public dollars, alters neighborhood school composition, and shifts where civic formation happens.
— If parochial systems scale, they will transform urban schooling politics, funding debates, and social integration in measurable ways across states with choice policies.
Danyela Souza Egorov
2026.10.28
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City Journal report that Catholic schools are expanding after declines, citing school choice and classical education interest as drivers (Oct 28, 2026).
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