In New York City. 1 out of every 3 schoolage childrenbetween the ages of 6 and 18is being educated in a Catholicaffiliated school. In properly evaluating the role of educationboth public and parochialit is important to remember that good citizens are made. not born. Through much of the last century and well into this one. American educationpublic. Catholic and other nonpublic--faced and met the monumental challenge of helping the children of millions of immigrants along the road to good citizenship. Today. when there is so much ignorance of and hostility to the American ideal of democracy. citizenship training is perhaps a more vital educational obligation than ever before. Americas Catholic educators are fully alert to this responsibility.
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