Great article, Brendan! Are there similar statistics for monks, nuns, religious sisters, and religious brothers on their educational background?

Also, I think there are many Catholic families out there in the USA who would love to be able to send their kids to a good Catholic school but cannot afford the tuition, even with financial aid offerings. It used to be the case that Catholic schools charged very little, if any, tuition, and that was enabled by the schools being largely staffed by religious sisters, religious brothers, and priests from religious orders who took a vow of poverty and didn’t have spouses and kids to support. Now that Catholic schools are primarily staffed by the laity, it’s a real conundrum: on the one hand, there is a moral obligation to pay a just living wage to lay teachers. And, on the other hand, Catholic education should be accessible to everyone and not just the well-to-do. How do you accomplish both of these things? I really don’t know the answer.

Also, for Catholic homeschooling families, do Catholic dioceses have a list of resources for educating their kids that have been reviewed and received a nihil obstat and an imprimatur? I know there is ecclesiastical oversight of materials used in Catholic schools and in faith formation programs at parishes. I don’t know what oversight of and resources for the USCCB and Catholic dioceses have with regard to homeschooling.