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A Letter to My Future ACE Teachers

A letter to my future ACE teachers: “I think I’ve made a grave mistake.” This was a sentence I wrote on a teal post-it, tacked to the cork board of...

Clayton Glasgow (middle with blue button down and blue tie) talking to students on left (male in red sweater) and right (female in blue polo) or him. They are at a lab table looking at a worksheet on the table.

Slivers of Perfection

A few days ago, there was an incident in my classroom that I did not handle very well. On the contrary, I handled it quite poorly, and I ended up...

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Catholic Schools Week 2016 - For Our Communities

Chicago Jesuit Academy, where I was blessed to work for four years, is a place of hope. Although it is surrounded by violence and poverty, and although the students are...

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Catholic Schools Week: 3 Ways to Celebrate All Students

Beginning tomorrow, Catholic school communities across the country will seize the opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary gift that we have in Catholic education. Most schools mark this festive week with...

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Catholic Schools Week 2016 - For Our Parishes

"The seeds of faith, sown at his Catholic school, drew Gabe's family together in faith and made them an inspiration for the parish" When I was an associate pastor at...

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Haiti, Through Other Eyes

After ten years working in Haiti, the Pearl of the Antilles, I couldn't help but feel the most recent trip helped me see the country, its beauty and its struggles...

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What U.S. Catholic Schools Can Learn from Education in Haiti

Without windows. Without lights. Oftentimes without basic school supplies. As we visited Catholic schools in Port-au-Prince, I found myself wishing there was something we could do to provide these children...

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Making the Dream a Reality: 3 Challenges from Dr. King

As a young man with no smartphone and poor map reading skills, I naturally got lost the first time I drove to see the school at which I would teach...

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The Key to a Successful School Year? Try Joy

During my time as a school leader, we regularly set a goal to have the most joyful school in the country. We reminded our team and family of teachers that...

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Why What We Believe about Students Really Matters

In the current political climate of education reform and high-stakes accountability, we often hear calls for "higher expectations." For those of us invested in the work of transforming Catholic schools...