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Image of all ACE bloggers for the year. Top row left to right: Christopher Pistrang, Lizette Mendez Ramirez, Lauryn Sweeney. Bottom row left to right: Will Garey, Maria Vaquero, David Moretti, Ellie Poling

Meet the 2026-2027 Blog Team!

Please join us in welcoming this year's blog team! While they will be sharing insights about their school year, community life, and spirituality life throughout the year, for now, take...

Four students with their backs to the camera writing on a white board

Go Forth!

When I was a student in ACE, I remember the sudden quiet that hit at the end of our summer class session. All of a sudden, the eight weeks were...

Are you ready to coach a state champion?

“Are you ready to coach a state champion?”

When my McGill-Toolen Catholic High School's head coach brought me on to help coach track and field—specifically hurdles, my favorite event—I was excited, but I was very quickly met with...

Reform Leaders' Summit Presentation

Perspectives on the ACE Reform Leaders’ Summit

When a trusted colleague suggested that I would be a good candidate for ACE’s Reform Leaders’ Summit, I jumped at the opportunity. As a former teacher, principal, and district administrator...

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee by Rembrandt (1633)

Solidarity in the Storm: Reflection on Prayer in Community

“Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves...

: Fr. Greg Schill, SCJ, blesses Sox

Blessing the Animals Says Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ at St. Joseph’s Indian School

(Chamberlain, S.D.) – Staff, students and animals in the school’s programs came together at the center of St. Joseph’s Indian School’s campus on October 4, the feast of St. Francis...

Disability Awareness

Awareness Impacts Success

This month is Disability Awareness Month, and we highlight several diagnoses. These include dyslexia–the most prominent learning disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and Down syndrome. Disability Employment Awareness Month...

ACE Mobile 28s and 29s on the first day of school!

“Welcome to the BPiA!”

Learning our ACE placements was a truly bizarre cluster of emotions. First of all, it was a confirmation that in a few months, we would be responsible for actual human...

The Dallas community in our "community cave"

“Welcome Home, Mija”

“Welcome home, mija.” That was the first thing our school administrative assistant said to me on my first day back to school. It was exactly what I needed to hear...

ELA Classroom Tour

Collaboration, Corners, and Competition: A Glimpse into a Middle School ELA Classroom in Louisville, Kentucky

At Nativity Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, the walls are bright and the natural light is brighter, bringing lots of energy into my middle school English language arts classroom. When I...