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Catholic Diocese of Cleveland and Notre Dame ACE Academies to Partner in Three Additional Schools

Cleveland, Ohio – Three schools in the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland will join the network of Notre Dame ACE Academies this school year, in a continuing partnership between the diocese...

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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...

A First-Year Teacher Begins to See the Fruits of the Notre Dame ACE Academies Model

"This is a place where things are happening. I have never been anywhere like it." The start of a new school year is a time of fresh pencils and stiff...

October 1, 2015

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Expanding Pre-K Options Serves Dual Purpose for Catholic Schools

You might say early-childhood teacher Courtney O'Grady, with help from her students aged three and four, as well as their parents, is writing the book on pre-kindergarten classes as a...

September 29, 2015

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Expanding Pre-K Options Serves Dual Purpose for Catholic Schools

You might say early-childhood teacher Courtney O’Grady, with help from her students aged three and four, as well as their parents, is writing the book on pre-kindergarten classes as a...

September 29, 2015

Notre Dame ACE Academies Earn White House Honor for Service to Latino Students

A White House initiative saluting educational excellence for Hispanics has announced its recognition of the innovative Notre Dame ACE Academies as a "Bright Spot in Hispanic Education." On December 12...

September 28, 2015

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Fr. Scully Reflects on the Meaning of the Pope's Visit to a Harlem School

In an op-ed piece for the New York Post, Rev. Timothy R. Scully, C.S.C., ACE's founder and the Hackett Family Director for Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives, offers a...

September 25, 2015

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Fr. Joe Corpora to Provide Commentary for Pope's Visit

Fr. Joe Corpora, C.S.C., ACE's Director of the Catholic School Advantage Campaign, will provide live commentary during Pope Francis's Friday visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School (OLQA), an...

September 25, 2015

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Career Journeys Earn Founders Prize for ACE Grads

"We don't make the invitation," Rev. Lou DelFra, C.S.C., said of ACE's mission while addressing an awards ceremony July 22 featuring the Scott C. Malpass Founders Prize. "The Holy Spirit...

August 31, 2015

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For Students with Learning Differences, Catholic Schools Provide Hope

Hilary Murphy, a graduate of the SJCHS Benilde Program, recently earned a Master of Education degree in school counseling. Hilary Murphy would beg to differ with the assumption that, until...

August 20, 2015