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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...

"Millennials, Especially of Color, Are Disrupting Charter School Debate" from The Hill

As the number of children attending public charter schools increases, the debate over the role of charter schools in our public education system has intensified. Are public charter schools better...

October 4, 2017

"Waiting In The Dark: In NOLA, School Choice Brings Early Mornings, Long Bus Rides" from WWNO

On a corner in the Ninth Ward, four elementary school kids are waiting for their bus under a street lamp. It's dark outside. A bony cat slinks across the street...

October 3, 2017

"Is School Choice Enough?" from National Affairs

As with so many issues — from trade and immigration to Russia and taxes — the Trump presidency has exposed a schism within the conservative movement when it comes to...

September 28, 2017

ACE Advocates Kicks Off Young Professionals Board in Chicago to Help Catholic Schools

ACE Advocates kicked off an initiative on Sept. 13 to channel the energy of enthusiastic supporters in Chicago to directly help students in Catholic schools as members of the new...

September 28, 2017

"Study: School Choice Program in Florida Boosts College Enrollment" from US News

The largest private school choice program in the country, the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, significantly improves the likelihood that students enroll in college, according to new research. The findings...

September 27, 2017

Carl Loesch: For Family and Community

Humility and hard work characterize Carl Loesch's career in Catholic education. Though Loesch, the Secretary for Catholic Education in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, recently earned The Michael Pressley...

September 21, 2017

"The Rise of Tax Credits: How Arizona Created an Alternative to School Vouchers -- and Why They're Spreading" from Chalkbeat

With its recent adoption of a tax credit scholarship program, Illinois became the 18th state to adopt an innocuously named — but highly controversial — policy that critics have described...

September 18, 2017

"Betsy DeVos Waiting for 'Right Time,' Circumstances for a Choice Initiative" from Education Week

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who has spent decades advocating for private school vouchers and charter schools, came to Washington with one item at the top of her agenda...

September 17, 2017

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Notre Dame Campus Visit Promotes College Access for Rising High Schoolers

Notre Dame’s ACE Teaching Fellows Awarded AmeriCorps Grant