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“I’m going to college in 2025”: Mission accomplished!

Fifteen years ago, at the invitation of Bishop Gerald Kicanas, Notre Dame ACE Academies (NDAA) partnered with St. John the Evangelist in Tucson, AZ where these tiny scholars Mia and...

Montana Garcia

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...

Notre Dame ACE Academies Network Expands to Diocese of Palm Beach

The University of Notre Dame will welcome a new school to its Notre Dame ACE Academies in a partnership with the Diocese of Palm Beach beginning in the 2016-2017 school...

April 15, 2016

One for All and All for One in Philadelphia's Independence Mission Schools

Photo courtesy St. Francis Cabrini Regional Catholic School A network of 15 Catholic schools serving Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods, collectively called the Independence Mission Schools (IMS), is striving to balance independence...

April 12, 2016

One for All and All for One in Philadelphia’s Independence Mission Schools

A network of 15 Catholic schools serving Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, collectively called the Independence Mission Schools (IMS), is striving to balance independence and centralized initiatives in its new steps toward...

April 12, 2016

Network of Archdiocese of Indianapolis' Inner-City Schools Partners with Notre Dame ACE Academies

The University of Notre Dame announced today it will establish five new Notre Dame ACE Academies in a partnership with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis beginning in the 2016-2017 school year...

April 11, 2016

Catholic School Teacher Honored by Local Radio Station

Melina Lopez (ACE 21), currently serving as an AmeriCorps member teaching second grade in San Antonio, has received a type of reward typically reserved for students. She's on an "honor...

April 5, 2016

Harvard Professor Robert Putnam to Deliver 2016 Rev. Timothy R. Scully, C.S.C. Lecture

Inequality is increasing in America, widening the gap between rich and poor. What implications does this have for America's youth and their chances for upward mobility? What can we do...

March 10, 2016

Running for a Reason: Raising Funds for St. Matthias

Where are you reading this article? Your phone? Your iPad? Or on your laptop? Wherever you are, you are likely reading this because of the too-often-taken-for-granted gift of a wireless...

March 9, 2016

Read to Learn Initiative Earns Notre Dame Significant Award from USAID

Major gains in Haitian students' literacy skills through the Read to Learn initiative, led by Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE)—in partnership with Notre Dame's Initiative for Global Development...

March 9, 2016

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“I’m going to college in 2025”: Mission accomplished!

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