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...Edison, based in New York City and the largest of the companies that manage public schools as a business; Victory Schools, a much smaller New York City firm with schools in that city aswell as in Baltimore, Md.; and the Chancellor Beacon Academies of Coconut Grove, Fla., which operates charter schools and private day schools around the country. Two nonprofit organizations were also given schools to run, and both Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania will provide extensive services atothers. In addition, the panel hired Paul Vallas,who oversaw major reforms in Chicago's schools, as its new district...
...Appleby noted that the Vatican did not reject the charter outright, which had been a very real possibility, and he remains hopeful it eventually will be Accepted and implemented nationally. "This is the church working," he explained. "It is unthinkable that the Vatican would not weigh in on this. The Vatican is requiring a period of reflection to focus in on the ragged edges of the policy that the bishops, under some pressure, formulated in Dallas...
...Voice of the Faithful, a lay group that grew out of dismay over the church's handling of the sexual abuse scandal in Boston, called the Vatican's rejection of the Dallas charter "deeply troubling." Mike Emerton, spokesman for the group, said the response "shows they have no understanding of the depth of this problem." Emerton said it was unclear why the Vatican required more time to "reflect" on the charter. "Why they need extra time to reflect on a document they've had for four months is confusing," he said. "Rome hasn't gotten the point yet." He called...
...Since June, a number of bishops have implemented some or all of its policies, while others have held off. Since responsibility has once more been given to individual bishops, "there's nothing to stop bishops from implementing the charter provisions immediately," Emerton said. "There's the challenge. The responsibility is once more with the bishops to ensure children are protected and priests are allowed due process...
...Friday to take a positive view. "He's not interpreting this as a set-back," Appleby said of Gregory. "He's shrewd to set the tone that we are moving forward; that this is a step in the right direction toward refining, clarifying and formally implementing the Dallas charter." But it remains to be seen whether that's how Rome understands the next step...