The rise and fall (and rise) of Catholic schools
Across the country, Catholic schools are failing as enrollment plunges. But in rare places, Catholic school enrollment is actually on the rise. Why are so many schools failing, while a few suceed? To answer that question The Takeaway talks to Brenda Becker, a writer from Brooklyn whose daughter has spent nine years in Catholic schools and Bob Voboril, the Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Wichita, Kansas.
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