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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...

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...

"The Moral Logic of School Choice" from the Wall Street Journal

Proponents of school choice offer many arguments for charter authorizations, vouchers and education tax credits. For parents, the reasons are often straightforward. Some cite better discipline, dress codes and an...

June 25, 2018

Two ACE Teaching Fellows Awarded Fulbright Grants

Two graduating Alliance for Catholic Education Teaching Fellows, Trini Bui and Kyle Lansden, have earned grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program to teach abroad next year. Bui taught middle...

June 11, 2018

The Founding Mothers?

Photo credits: St. Francis International School Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs Roberts. You might not recognize that name, but a good number of you – and now ACE 24's...

May 30, 2018

Rodney Pierre-Antoine Appointed Executive Director of Lumen Christi Academies

OAKLAND – Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, has appointed Rodney Pierre-Antoine as the founding executive director of the new Lumen Christi Academies, a network of seven elementary schools within the...

May 23, 2018

The Courage to Fight the Fight on a Daily Basis

I was watching an episode of the Big Bang Theory the other day. I'm not sure if you've ever watched that show or other shows by Chuck Lorre, but one...

May 23, 2018

Nicole Stelle Garnett Offers Keynote at Holy Cross College Commencement

Nicole Stelle Garnett is ACE's senior policy advisor, the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law at Notre Dame's Law School, and a Fellow in the Institute for Educational Initiatives...

May 21, 2018

Coach Lou Holtz Visits Notre Dame ACE Academies in Indianapolis

On Thursday May 10, Coach Lou Holtz visited Indianapolis to greet leaders, teachers, students, and friends of the five Notre Dame ACE Academies within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

May 10, 2018

"The Next 200 Years: A Post Mortem of the Once Promising Jubilee Catholic Schools" from EdChoice

When the diocese in Memphis shut down the once promising Jubilee Catholic Schools, I was surprised like many others in the Catholic education community. What happened, and what can we...

May 7, 2018

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