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Joseph, Ofelia, and Mary Gallo Receive ACE’s Most Prestigious Award

In October, several members of the ACE and IEI team traveled to Modesto, California to present the 2025 Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Education to Joseph, Ofelia...

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The American Indian Catholic Schools Network Welcomes Three New Partner Schools

Notre Dame, Indiana — The American Indian Catholic Schools Network (AICSN), a program within the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives...

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2023 Commencement in the Leighton Concert Hall

Anthony Holter to speak at ACE Commencement ceremony

Anthony Holter, the inaugural president of Empower Illinois, which seeks to expand educational access to low-income and working-class families, will serve as the keynote speaker at 2024 Commencement Ceremony of...

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A Place in History

On a breezy early summer day, a group of Latina teachers walking through Washington, DC, happened upon a life-size bronze sculpture of 140 migrants huddled together in a small boat...

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I Wanted to Be Part of the Solution

Wrapping up a particularly difficult job interview, the sitting principal walked Jodi McLawhorn to the front doors. Anxious to leave and being just steps away from her exit, Jodi said...

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Leadership Lessons from Students and Robots

The Latino Educator and Administrator Development Program (LEAD) aims to form, advance, and retain Latino educators in Catholic schools. During the one-year LEAD fellowship, educators participate in leadership formation through...

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Highlights from the First Annual AICSN Winter Retreat

Twenty-five educators from ten schools that serve Native American student populations gathered in Scottsdale, Arizona, in early March for the first annual American Indian Catholic Schools Network (AICSN) Winter Retreat...