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Notre Dame Awarded AmeriCorps Funding to Connect 500 Volunteer Tutors to Cognitive Science

The University of Notre Dame has received a $640,108 grant from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. This funding, provided through the Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF), is...

Elizabeth Watters Schwartze

A Generational Legacy of Catholic Education

“In a way, ACE has always been a part of me.” Elizabeth recounts warmly, “Both my parents worked in Catholic education for more than 40 years.” Born in San Francisco...

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Highlights from the First Annual AICSN Winter Retreat

Twenty-five educators from ten schools that serve Native American student populations gathered in Scottsdale, Arizona, in early March for the first annual American Indian Catholic Schools Network (AICSN) Winter Retreat...

May 2, 2024

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Center for Social Science Research uses data to help strengthen teacher connections for Alliance for Catholic Education project

This story was originally published by Christine Grashorn on the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society's website. To view the original article, please click here. Understanding the data within...

April 10, 2024

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Between a Rock and a Good Place

Have you ever had a rock in your shoe? What did you do when you noticed it? Did it bother you enough that you did something about it? When it...

March 26, 2024

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Building Belonging: Growth through Acompañamiento

As you walk the halls of St. John Paul II High School in Avondale, Arizona, the feeling of new is still prevalent. The high school, which opened in 2018, is...

March 26, 2024

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New Principals and Promising Futures for Three AICSN Schools

The American Indian Catholic Schools Network is a collaborative effort between the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education program and eight Catholic schools that primarily serve Indigenous students...

March 20, 2024

Outlined against a yellow-orange October sky, the three Hanisch men rode again

The last of the bags were loaded into the cargo hold. The open skies before them, John, Matt, and twelve-year-old Michael Hanisch (ACE 30, Chicago) set off from Tulsa, Oklahoma...

February 28, 2024

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LEI Reaches Alaska! A Conversation with Principal Brian Ross of Lumen Christi High School in Anchorage

During the 2022–2023 school year, Principal Brian Ross participated in the Latino Enrollment Institute (LEI) with a team of fellow educators at Lumen Christi High School. Since participating in the...

February 1, 2024

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LEI Mentor Spotlight: Getting to Know Kristin Moore

LEI Mentors have played a critical role in the success of the Latino Enrollment Institute (LEI) since the program’s inception in 2012. The experience, accountability, and personal attention that these...

February 1, 2024