From Increasing Latino Enrollment to Empowering a Community
On 6th Street in North Philadelphia, just across the border from New Jersey, St. Veronica Catholic School is tucked quietly in the middle of a residential block. At first glance...
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Adelante, Maestros: ACE Conference Offers Professional Development for Spanish-speaking Teachers
“La palabra señal es, ‘comprensible.’ Diga conmigo ‘comprensible.’” Comprehending every instruction, 24 teachers delved into their group’s challenge, creating a concept attainment chart for key characteristics of organisms, a typical...
Looking Forward to 2023
As we look ahead to 2023, we asked leaders from ACE and the Institute for Educational Initiatives what they feel are the most pressing issues facing Catholic schools and education...
Meeting Students Where They Are – At Home
As educators, we know that students carry much more with them to school than their backpacks and school supplies. Their home lives impact their experiences of school, which can bring...
Welcoming Latino Families: More Than Just Speaking Spanish
Monica Steinmetz, the director of enrollment and admissions for Rochester (Minnesota) Catholic Schools, was startled when she first heard the numbers. At 62.1 million, the Latino population represents the largest...
Making Room for Jesus, the Vulnerable and Overlooked Newcomer in Our Classroom
As an educational linguist, I have the privilege of spending my days leading ACE’s English as a New Language and Catholic School Advantage academic programs, developing ways to best support...
ACE Summer 2022 Photo Gallery
ACE Summer is over for 2022. Look back at some of our favorite moments captured by ACE 27's Morgan Hale.
ACE Summer 2022 Photo Gallery
ACE Communications Intern Morgan Hale has spent early mornings, late nights, and everything in between capturing the many elements of ACE Summer 2022. Check out the photos below and follow...
ACE faculty among those advancing research at Notre Dame related to the Church sexual abuse crisis
In March 2019, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced that the University would provide funding to support research projects that address issues emerging from the Church sexual abuse crisis. Since...
ACE teams with Archdiocese of Chicago to grow bilingual preschools
As commencement weekend approached and Notre Dame’s campus filled with families of the University’s graduating class of 2022, 12 educators wearing colorful “Maestra” t-shirts mingled among the crowds at the...