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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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Michael Macaluso

Mike Macaluso Named Senior Editor for the ALAN Review

Mike Macaluso, Senior Associate Director for Academic Advancement for Enrollment and Financial Aid, has been named senior editor of The ALAN Review, a peer-reviewed journal focused on the study, scholarship...

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2023 Commencement in the Leighton Concert Hall

Anthony Holter to speak at ACE Commencement ceremony

Anthony Holter, the inaugural president of Empower Illinois, which seeks to expand educational access to low-income and working-class families, will serve as the keynote speaker at 2024 Commencement Ceremony of...

Dual language teachers stand at the monument

A Place in History

On a breezy early summer day, a group of Latina teachers walking through Washington, DC, happened upon a life-size bronze sculpture of 140 migrants huddled together in a small boat...

ACE Principal Academy Fellows in a line with their right sleeves rolled up flexing their arms to the camera

I Wanted to Be Part of the Solution

Wrapping up a particularly difficult job interview, the sitting principal walked Jodi McLawhorn to the front doors. Anxious to leave and being just steps away from her exit, Jodi said...

Cristo Rey Dallas Engineering Club

Leadership Lessons from Students and Robots

The Latino Educator and Administrator Development Program (LEAD) aims to form, advance, and retain Latino educators in Catholic schools. During the one-year LEAD fellowship, educators participate in leadership formation through...

Attendees of the AICSN Winter Retreat

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...

Veronica Alonzo_Lead Retreat 2024

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...