Gotta love the Catholics.  Can't nobody held us down. Who cares about pedophiles when you can send your kids to a drug and gang free school?

A new study fueled by the Catholic Education Foundation (CEF) shows that “poor and marginalized students attending Catholic schools have remarkably higher retention and graduation rates than their peers in public schools.” 

Loyola Marymount University's School of Education followed 603 students from eighth to ninth grade and 205 students from ninth grade to high school graduation at 30 different schools in the Los Angeles area. All of the students received tuition funding from the CEF between 2001 and 2005. 

Researchers say 98-100%of these students graduated with a diploma, proving “Catholic schools are to the future of Los Angeles.” 

Hmmmm. Somewhere in Vatican the Pope is smiling.

Researchers also conducted surveys with the students, families and principals to “understand what is it that makes a difference in a Catholic school for those most at risk.” They concluded “the Catholic school experience is what keeps them focused on the future and provides the environment to learn in a safe, gang-free and drug-free environment.” 

I tell ya:  No one does Catholic propaganda the way we do.