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The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Press was established in 2006 in response to Making God Known, Loved, and Served: The Future of Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in the United States, the final report of the University of Notre Dame’s Task Force on Catholic Education.

ACE Press has established three peer-reviewed publication divisions as part of its effort to support and strengthen the field of Catholic Education. The goal of the press is to publish and disseminate scholarship and educational and spiritual texts and resources in support of the mission of the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE). (Read more...)

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mary-mcdonald Dr. Mary C. McDonald has served as the Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Memphis since 1998 and has taught at the elementary, secondary, and university level. As superintendent, McDonald’s responsibilities include oversight for all aspects of the system of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Memphis, as well as for the creation of the Jubilee Schools, eight long-closed Catholic schools that were reopened in the inner city of Memphis. An accomplished author, McDonald's first book, A Light Reflected, was published in 2003. She writes a regular column for the West Tennessee Catholic Newspaper and is a consultant in numerous areas of education. She leads by example and works to make education a vehicle for understanding diversity, promoting unity, and making the future brighter for all children. Her book, A History with God, offers a collection of essays that resonate with universal experiences of education, family, and faith.

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