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ACE Teaching Fellow Montana Garcia Awarded Fulbright Scholarship for 2025–26

Notre Dame, IN — Montana Garcia, a graduating member of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Teaching Fellows program, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for the 2025–26 academic...

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The McGrath Institute for Church Life and the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Awarded Grant to Explore the Role of Catholic Schools in Strengthening Democracy

This story was originally published by Margaret Scroope on the McGrath Institute for Church Life's website. To view the original article, please click here. Notre Dame, IN — The McGrath...

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

"Lawmakers Seek to Dismantle School-Choice Scholarship Program for Low-Income Students" from Illinois Policy

It's evident that too many Illinois students aren't receiving the education they deserve. Illinois students' level of college-readiness trails the national average, despite the fact that per-student education spending in...

April 26, 2018

Today's Homework: Submarine Sandwiches, Basketball, and Lightsabers for All

Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Click. Liam's eyes fix on the clock above the blackboard. Tick. Tick. Still no sign of one of his students. "He showed up late if he...

April 25, 2018

"Education Reform Suffers When Politicians Put Careers Before Kids" from RealClearEducation

School choice remains a popular concept across the nation. A recent national poll by the American Federation for Children found that 63 percent of likely voters supported school choice. The...

April 19, 2018

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ACE Teaching Fellow Montana Garcia Awarded Fulbright Scholarship for 2025–26

The McGrath Institute for Church Life and the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Awarded Grant to Explore the Role of Catholic Schools in Strengthening Democracy