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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...

John Schoenig Featured on WSJ.com to Discuss Nation's Report Card

John Schoenig, ACE's Director of Teacher Formation and Education Policy, was featured on WSJ.com's Opinion Journal segment to discuss the nation's report card on education.

October 30, 2015

Latino Families Finding a Home in Cincinnati Catholic Schools

When Mayra Wilson, graduate of ACE's ENL program, accepted a part-time position with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to help improve Latino outreach and enrollment for the Archdiocese's more than 100...

October 22, 2015

The Smooth Transition from M.Ed. to M.D.

On any given day, Kathryn Kinner Hufmeyer, MD, is wearing a memento of her years teaching around her neck. On Hufmeyer's last day at Bishop Dunne Catholic High School over...

October 15, 2015

Historic Papal Visit Shines Spotlight on Catholic Schools

Pope Francis found many occasions during his Sept. 22-27 visit to the United States to highlight his call to reach out to all people—in places of power and at the...

October 12, 2015

College Football Playoff Foundation Partners with Notre Dame, ACE

Throughout most of October and November, the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation is partnering with the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) as part of the foundation's...

October 8, 2015

Dual-Language Immersion Fosters Good Fit with Students, Catholic School Identity

Stephanie Margetts, executive director of Holy Rosary Regional School/Juan Diego Academy (HRRS/JDA) in Tacoma, Wash., says she has seen the future—and heard it, too. She is leading an educational innovation...

October 4, 2015

The Alliance for Catholic Education Honored with Seton Award for Serving Nation's Youth

The University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) will be recognized by the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) with the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award on October 5...

October 2, 2015

Notre Dame ACE Academies Summer Institute Brings Calm, Confidence to Teachers

This summer, teachers from all of the Notre Dame ACE Academies gathered at Notre Dame for the Notre Dame ACE Academies Summer Institute. In addition to the preexisting ACE Academies...

October 1, 2015

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

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