That sounds like a great idea, Jim. I saw your quote in the article
about Asbury Park in the Press yesterday also. I think it's cool when
I read quotes by people that I "know" from this group.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 1/24/2005 12:20:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Imagine taking 5 8th grade boys from AP and placing them there to
> excel....
> Or imagine bringing a high school similar to CBA to Asbury Park,
but one that
> is much better positioned to meet the needs of our kids here. I
have already
> very generally started this discussion with the Society of Jesus
(the
> Jesuits) in the Maryland Province. My idea is to have one of
the "Cristo Rey" model
> high schools here. I lectured at the Jesuit's Cristo Rey High
School in
> Chicago two years ago. It is an amazing place.
>
> If you want to learn more about the Cristo Rey model, here's a
short blurb
> and the website is http://www.cristoreynetwork.org/.
>
> The Cristo Rey Network™ is a national association of high schools
that
> provide quality, Catholic, college preparatory education to young
people from
> low-income families who otherwise could not afford such an
opportunity. Member
> schools have their own identity but are characterized by a
curriculum that is
> tailored to the students' needs and by the unique Corporate
Internship Program
> developed in 1996 by Cristo Rey Jesuit High School of Chicago
through which each
> student finances the majority of the cost of his or her education.
> During the 2004-05 school year, 1,929 students are studying at the
11 Cristo
> Rey schools, which are located in Austin, Cambridge (MA), Chicago,
Cleveland,
> Denver, Lawrence (MA), Los Angeles, New York City, Portland (OR),
Tucson, and
> Waukegan (IL). Ninety percent of the students are of color, and
their median
> family income is $31,847, with an average family size of four. The
Cristo Rey
> movement has captured the excitement of Catholic educators
throughout the
> country with 13 religious congregations managing and teaching at
the 11 schools.
> Peace, JWK
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