An education manager and consultant will become the first chief executive of the new foundation that is running high schools and special education schools for the Archidiocese of Philadelphia.

The Faith in the Future Foundation was scheduled to introduce Samuel Casey Carter – an author and manager who has experience with Catholic and charter schools – during a ceremony at SS. John Neumann and Maria Goretti High School in South Philadelphia Monday at 11 a.m.

“I do believe what we do here will become a national model that others will replicate,” Carter, 46, a Pittsburgh native, told The Inquirer in an exclusive interview before the announcement.

H. Edward Hanway, the Faith in the Future chairman, said Carter – who is called “Casey” – was selected following a national search to helm the independent foundation that was created earlier this year to garner financial support for Catholic schools, raise their visibility and increase enrollment.

The archidiocese announced in August it had turned management of the 17 archdiocesan high schools and four special education to the foundation.

“We wanted someone who was a demonstrated leader who understands the challenge of K-12 education, particularly Catholic education,” Hanway said.

Carter, he said, was one of at least three finalists who emerged from a field of 10 nationa…………… continues on Philadelphia Inquirer

NEWARK, N.J. — One of the most important uses of Mark Zuckerberg’s $ 100 million gift cited by Newark officials last year was as start-up money for innovative high schools.

How are they doing now? In interviews with Newark Public School officials last month, NBC News learned that three of the four innovative high schools Newark opened last fall had survived. The fourth failed, but mainly because an external sponsoring organization ceased its operations, according to one of the officials.

NBC News visited two of the schools last September, during their first month of operation:

• Bard High School Early College, offering a rigorous “early-college” curriculum for students who want more challenging work.
• And Newark Bridges High School, a “second-chance” school for students who previously had dropped out.

This month, we checked back with both schools for an update:

Bard High School Early College
Bard High School Early College is a public high school model developed and operated by Bard College in New York state, which allows students to earn a high s…………… continues on NBCNews.com