The oldest and largest Roman Catholic education system in the nation is about to undergo massive organizational changes, as the Archdiocese of Philadelphia hands over management of its secondary and special-education schools to a private foundation.
The recently incorporated Faith in the Future Foundation, headed by former Cigna chief executive H. Edward Hanway, aims to not only maintain but also grow an archdiocesan school system hit hard by declining enrollments, deficits, and closings.
Beginning Sept. 1, the foundation will manage 17 high schools and four special-education schools, under the five-year agreement signed Tuesday by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
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