Just today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that 501(c)(3) status “does not equate to ‘receiving Federal financial assistance.’” This new development comes from an appeal of a 2022 case in Maryland that ruled that a private school’s tax-exempt status is financially benefiting the school and should be considered federal financial assistance, making [...]
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12 Results found for category: CAPE
Private School Parents ‘Very Satisfied’; Catholic School Enrollment Stable
March 27, 2024
As reported by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) in its latest newsletter, 57% of private school parents reported being “very satisfied” with their children’s education in February, as opposed to only 35% of public school parents, when polled by EdChoice. Get the whole story here. CAPE also shared that enrollment in Catholic schools across the country [...]
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CAPE: Share the Benefits of Private Education
February 29, 2024
The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) is looking for individuals (parents, principals, teachers) willing to record a simple 30-45 second video about the benefits of private education for its social media channels. CAPE can provide a script or recorders can share their experiences organically. If you’re interested, please reach out to WCRIS. This project is part [...]
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Florida Lawmakers Seek Clarity for Non-profits
January 25, 2024
The day after WCRIS published last week’s story about three federal courts’ contradictory rulings on private schools’ tax-exempt status as federal financial assistance (FFA), the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) issued a notice that the federal “Safeguarding Charity Act” was introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R – Fla.) and Rep. Greg Steube (R – Fla.). [...]
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The Nation’s Report Card: Private School Participation Encouraged
October 26, 2023
The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) urges you to consider participating in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), commonly referred to as “The Nation’s Report Card,” if your school is selected. Participation of private schools is essential to provide a complete picture of education in the United States. Private schools represent about 24% of the [...]
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Share Your School’s Statistics
October 05, 2023
Be on the lookout for an invitation to respond to the national Private School Universe Survey (PSS) or National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Though private schools are asked to respond every year, NCES indicated that private school data is now a high priority as more parents [...]
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Ombudsman Gleans Insight at National Summits
September 21, 2023
Wisconsin’s ESSA Ombudsman and WCRIS Project Manager, Abbie Pavela, was in our nation’s capital last week attending the Office of Non-Public Education’s Ombudsman Update Live! Conference and the National Private School Leadership Conference. Pavela and the rest of the states’ ombudsmen gathered to learn from each other and learn more about federal programs, like the [...]
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From CAPE: Catch Up On Summer Private School News
August 10, 2023
Check out the latest issue of the Council for American Private Education’s (CAPE) newsletter, featuring a new breakdown of national Catholic school test scores, a Wisconsin shout-out, coverage of the nation’s first religious charter school and more. WCRIS is the official Wisconsin chapter of CAPE. Your school is a member of CAPE through your membership with WCRIS. [...]
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CAPE: Title I; Test Scores
June 13, 2023
Title I Update Guidance for Title I under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was recently updated by the U.S. Department of Education. The changes don’t directly impact private schools, according to WCRIS Project Manager and state ESSA Ombudsman, Abbie Pavela. The guidance just clarifies how public schools can use a survey to collect poverty data from [...]
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Water, Water Everywhere…
June 01, 2023
Concerns about chemically contaminated water are washing over the nation. Both federal and state agencies are in the process of upgrading standards and contributing millions in an effort to eliminate newly-identified harmful chemicals in water supplies. Any well that serves at least 25 of the same people for at least six months per year is [...]
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