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American Indian Catholic Schools Network Secures $1 Million Grant from the Better Way Foundation to Advance Mission of Indigenous Catholic Education

The American Indian Catholic Schools Network (AICSN), a program within the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI), has been awarded...

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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...

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Transforming Education Through Technology

ACE Teaching Fellows brought Dave Messer into the classroom, and he’s used that experience to help make teaching and learning more engaging and effective with educational technology. Dave joined the...

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Schoenig wins Parental Choice Award

John Schoenig, ACE’s senior director of teacher formation and education policy, has received the Leonard F. DeFiore Parental Choice Advocate Award from the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). The award...

ACE Job Board Video Update

Job Board Update - 3.22.23

This week's Job Board update features an interview with Dr. Brett Bertucio, an ACE Teaching Fellows graduate and the Vice Principal at St. Monica Catholic School in Mercer Island, WA...

ACE Job Board Video Update

Job Board Update - 3.15.23

This week's Job Board update features an interview with Matt Daniels, a Remick Leadership Program graduate and the current Senior Director of Catholic Education in the Diocese of Toledo. Take...

Jocelyn Smith - Mentor Spotlight

LEI Mentor Spotlight: Getting to Know Jocelyn Smith

Mentor principals 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...

ACE Job Board Video Update

Job Board Update - 2.15.23

This week's Job Board update features an interview with Allison Watson and Robby Kiley from Saint Pius X Catholic School in Granger, IN. Take a listen to the conversation and...