By Jenny Faber / Texas Catholic Herald

Almost a century after the first Inner City Catholic School began serving students in Houston in 1912, a $5 million gift from the Kinder Foundation is about to usher in a new era for five urban Catholic schools.

The Kinder Foundation gift will go toward the Catholic Schools Cooperative: a pilot group of five PK3 – 8 grade Inner City schools that pool resources as a new model for school and student development in the Archdiocese. The Cooperative was established in August 2011 to enhance the quality and viability of the Archdiocese's Inner City Schools.

"For decades, our urban schools have provided an exemplary education to low-income and minority students, and this transformational gift will ensure the standard of excellence in the Inner City Catholic Schools continues for generations to come," Daniel Cardinal DiNardo said. Read Full Story >>