That is exactly right...and I wish the Catholics had not listened to the Vatican II promoters and kept their system intact. Many people don't know that the Catholic system in Chicago was larger than the government system in the 1950's. Would someone tell the Pope to get on this? ;-)
Oh, I agree 100%. But I suspect the pope will tell US to get on this...;o)
Seriously, read this history of these schools. It wasn't any top-down, directed-from-the-Roman-Curia thing. It was tough, God-loving, dedicated pioneers like Mother Frances Cabrini and Mother Elizabeth Seton who had 2 teachers and $20 and a pile of cinderblocks, and said, "Sweet Jesus, We're building a school."