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Fr. Nate Wills

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Father Nate Wills, CSC, Ph.D., to Keynote at NCEA 2025 on the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Catholic Education

Notre Dame, IN – The Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) at the University of Notre Dame is excited to announce that Father Nate Wills, CSC, Ph.D., will serve as a...

Ann Garrido

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Acclaimed Author and Catholic Educator Ann Garrido to Keynote the 2025 ACE Leadership Conference at Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN — The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame is excited to announce that Ann Garrido, nationally renowned theologian, Catholic educator, and best-selling...

"Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost." from the New York Times Magazine

Toss a dart at a map of Detroit, and the bull's-eye, more or less, would be a tiny city called Highland Park. Only three square miles, Highland Park is surrounded...

September 5, 2017

Dr. Dan Bowen: The Importance of Extracurriculars

Before he became an award-winning education researcher, Dan Bowen, Ph.D., was an improv coach. A middle school improv coach, to be precise. Bowen, recent recipient of the Michael Pressley Award...

August 30, 2017

"Illinois Passes Landmark Funding Bill Creating Tax Credit Scholarship, Sending More Money to Poor Schools" from The 74

Illinois lawmakers passed a landmark compromise that would revamp the way schools are funded and create the state's first private school choice program. The Senate on Tuesday afternoon voted 38-13...

August 30, 2017

"On Third Try, Illinois House Approves Education Funding Bill" from The Chicago Tribune

Following some twists and turns, the Illinois House on Monday narrowly approved a historic overhaul of the way the state funds schools, a key step toward freeing up money for...

August 29, 2017

"Do Traditional Public Schools Benefit from Charter Competition?" from The Washington Post

The late Gerald Bracey, once called "America's most acerbic educational psychologist," spent most of his time calling out bad education research and data, trying to explain that things did not...

August 28, 2017

Rachel Luna: A Surprise Speaker

An unexpected guest brought tears to many eyes at the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education Commencement this summer. At the invitation of Fr. Tim Scully, C.S.C., Rachel...

August 24, 2017

Defying the Odds

For sixty years, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy has been working small miracles in a low-income, predominantly Latino neighborhood of southwest Denver. Operating within a limited budget, the school...

August 24, 2017

Notre Dame ACE Academies Welcomes St. Patrick School

St. Patrick Catholic School in Largo, Florida, is the newest member of the Alliance for Catholic Education's Notre Dame ACE Academies in partnership with the Diocese of St. Petersburg beginning...

August 24, 2017

The Latest at ACE

Father Nate Wills, CSC, Ph.D., to Keynote at NCEA 2025 on the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Catholic Education

Acclaimed Author and Catholic Educator Ann Garrido to Keynote the 2025 ACE Leadership Conference at Notre Dame