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    Catholic Education

     

    MANDATE AND GOALS FOR THE COMMITTEE

    The committee provides guidance for the educational mission of the Church in the United States in all its institutional settings. The Committee on Catholic Education guides, directs, and coordinates this task, working closely with the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis. The scope of the committee’s work includes Catholic elementary and secondary schools, Catholic colleges and universities, and college campus ministry. The committee advocates for federal public policies in education that are consistent with Catholic values and that uphold parental rights and responsibilities regarding education.

    This mandate includes the following areas of responsibility: Catholic primary and secondary schools, including school public policy issues, parent relationships and advocacy; Catholic higher education, especially presidents and campus ministry; Ex corde Ecclesiae; Sapientia Christiana.

    KEY MISSION RESPONSIBILITIES

    1. Encouraging and supporting efforts in Catholic education by fostering the distribution and implementation of both universal Church documents on education as well as related documents developed by the bishops of the United States 
    2. Supporting educational efforts in the Church in the United States by developing policies, guidelines, and resources for use by bishops in their dioceses
    3. Providing consultation on educational issues when requested, including advising and representing the bishops
    4. Collaborating with the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis regarding evangelization and catechesis in Catholic schools and universities
    5. Providing support and advocacy in federal public policy on behalf of Catholic educational institutions from pre-school through high school levels
    6. Bringing to Catholic education the perspectives and concerns of other cultures and people with special pastoral needs through collaboration with other committees/offices

    KEY MISSION RELATIONSHIPS

    1. With bishops and diocesan offices
    2. With related committees and offices of the USCCB
    3. With national educational organizations and associations
    4. With governmental and legislative bodies
    5. With advisory bodies to the Committee
    6. With the Holy See and other episcopal conferences


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