Archdiocese to announce school closings

On Wednesday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore will tell principals and parents which of its 64 schools it plans to close at the end of the academic year.

Baltimore Sun colleague Arthur Hirsch has a story about the forces that are reshaping Catholic education in the traditional strongholds of the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and what the Baltimore reorganization will mean for the system's 22,700 students.

Read the rest of the story at baltimoresun.com.