Students at St. Maria Goretti School in Long Beach on Oct. 26, 2020, the first day of in-person classroom instruction since the start of the pandemic. / David Amador Rivera for Angelus NewsWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 7, 2022 / 06:00 am (CNA).An EWTN News/RealClear Opinion Research poll of Catholic voters suggests that dissatisfaction with several aspects of public education may help explain why Catholic schools are enjoying an increase in enrollment nationwide. The poll found that 74% of Catholic voters are concerned about children suffering from an educational "COVID deficit" caused by the shift to online learning during the pandemic. Seventeen percent said they were not concerned and 10% said they were not sure.EWTN s polling also revealed concerns among Catholics about the quality and content of education at public schools. Nearly 47% of respondents with children in public school said they have considered, in the past year, moving their children from a public schoo