Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children.

As a proud Catholic, I know the impact that faith-based education can have in our society and have witnessed it first hand in my district.

It's not the education; it's the social issues in the schools. The children are troubled there. The parents are troubled. There's no cure in sight.

By offering an education centered on values, the faculty in Catholic schools can create an interactive setting between parents and students that is geared toward long-term healthy character and scholastic development for all enrolled children.

The other thing that was attractive to me is that he himself is a product of Catholic schools and has sent two children through Catholic schools.

I did attend Catholic schools up to the ninth grade, and I admire much in the Catholic Church.