Burke Catholic School in Goshen, NY may enroll 30 students from China this year to offset declining enrollments and funding cuts from the Archdiocese. Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers, NY is giving strong consideration to the idea as well, according to a May 12 story in the Times Herald-Record based in Middletown, NY. The story says:
The interest by Chinese students in private U.S. schools complements a trend in China, where strong economic growth allows more families to spare their children from the country's fiercely competitive education system. High school students in particular must work morning to night to get into a miniscule number of seats in top universities.
"What's being told to me is that the education in China is very rigorous and taxing on the young," said Mark Vaillancourt, president and principal of John F. Kennedy Catholic High School.
Follow this link to the story, Chinese students seek out local Catholic schools.
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