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Philadelphia Is Ground Zero in the Fight to Save Catholic Schools

A peek at the archdiocese's unprecedented push to bring back its struggling schools.
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Last winter, St. Huberts Catholic High School for Girls needed a minor miracle. The school was desperate to raise $15,000 to send its robotics team to a championship-round competition in St. Louis.

In the not-so old days, students would have asked their friends and relatives for money, maybe posted a plea on their Facebook page. Not this time.