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Rising ninth graders from the Diocese of Tucson visit the Grotto at the University of Notre Dame for pre-college programming through PATH

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Notre Dame Campus Visit Promotes College Access for Rising High Schoolers

A summer trip to campus for a small group of rising ninth graders from the Southwest supports the University of Notre Dame’s mission to promote college access through a distinct...

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Notre Dame’s ACE Teaching Fellows Awarded AmeriCorps Grant

The University of Notre Dame’s ACE Teaching Fellows has received a grant from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. The funding will support training of 176 Volunteers...

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Winsch Sparks Classroom Drama

“Drama transforms classroom spaces,” says Jackie Winsch (ACE 24, Philadelphia). It improves: And this list is just scratching the surface. When using drama in classrooms, according to Jackie, teachers are...

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...

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St. Anthony’s Indian School Joins AICSN

St. Anthony’s Indian School, a Catholic school on the western edge of New Mexico that has served the Zuni community for nearly 100 years, has joined the American Indian Catholic...

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Macaluso Named Teaching Fellows Academic Director

Kati Macaluso, an assistant teaching professor in the Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame, has been named the academic director of the ACE Teaching Fellows program...

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St. Joseph's Indian School Earns Reaccreditation

(Chamberlain, S.D.) – A recent announcement by Social Current confirmed that St. Joseph’s Indian School is reaccredited through a process conducted this past fall by the Council on Accreditation (COA)...

2023 Issues

Looking Forward to 2023

As we look ahead to 2023, we asked leaders from ACE and the Institute for Educational Initiatives what they feel are the most pressing issues facing Catholic schools and education...