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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...

Why St. Patrick's Day Matters for Today's Catholic Schools

For Irish immigrants coming the United States in the 19th Century, St. Patrick's Day meant a great deal—it was a day to celebrate their heritage, a heritage that was treated...

March 17, 2015

DC Consortium Schools Stand as Beacons of Hope

"I will not abandon the city of Washington in its time of need." With these words, then-Archbishop of Washington, DC, Cardinal James Hickey, announced in 1997 an investment of several...

March 12, 2015

ACE Graduate Kevin Kijewski Named Superintendent

Kevin Kijewski's journey to becoming superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Denver has been anything but straightforward. From high school teacher in Denver as part of ACE Teaching Fellows...

March 11, 2015

Walton Family Foundation Looks Ahead to Next Stage of Transforming Education

Parental choice among schools has proven "poverty need not be destiny" for children, and it's time to build upon that progress with new initiatives, K-12 education leader Marc Sternberg told...

March 6, 2015

Remembering Fr. Hesburgh — And His Commitment to Education (3/3/2015)

Friends, This week the Notre Dame family lost two titans. Last Tuesday, chairman emeritus Don Keough passed away at age 88, and as you surely know by now, president emeritus...

March 3, 2015

Teachers Find Timeless Experiences and Timely Skills in ENL Program

When Jenni Crain looks back on her year of study in ACE's English as a New Language (ENL) program, she is reminded of the feeling of looking out her classroom...

February 27, 2015

"Waking Up" Gratitude: Helpful Tips from Judy (2/24/2015)

Greetings, Remick Leaders! As I look out of my kitchen window, the sun is coming up over the frozen farmland I see. The sky is a blend of amazing colors...

February 24, 2015

Our New Approach to Admissions: The Seven Leadership Characteristics We Look For (2/18/2015)

Lenten greetings from yet another snowbound day at Notre Dame... I hope you all are well and that you're feeling prepared to enter into this spirit of sacrificial giving, prayer...

February 24, 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