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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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