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New Remick Research Designed to Deepen Scholarship That Sustains K-8 Principals

Pictured Frankie Jones, Remick faculty and one of seven researchers on the project. A survey of more than a thousand Catholic grade school principals will inform new research from the...

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Cristo Rey Founder Honored for Lifetime of Service to Catholic Education

The founder of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, Fr. John P. Foley, S.J., has been honored for his life’s work to strengthen Catholic Schools by the...

"At Ed School, Researcher Talks New York City School Choice" from The Harvard Crimson

Dozens of educators, researchers, and students gathered at the Graduate School of Education Tuesday to discuss research on school choice in New York City public schools. Princeton sociology professor Jennifer...

October 25, 2017

"The Only National Black School Choice Advocacy Group Is Folding" from Education Week

The Black Alliance for Educational Options is shutting down for good at the end of the year, the group announced on its website Wednesday. Founded by school choice pioneer Howard...

October 25, 2017

ACE Partners with Notre Dame Men's Basketball to Help St. Catherine of Siena

The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) will be working Friday night with the University of Notre Dame men's basketball team to help St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School in Port...

October 17, 2017

Archbishop Gomez Visits Holy Cross Grade School

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles visited Holy Cross School in South Bend on October 3 to celebrate Mass and visit the school's dual-language immersion program. Archbishop Gomez, who...

October 10, 2017

"Millennials, Especially of Color, Are Disrupting Charter School Debate" from The Hill

As the number of children attending public charter schools increases, the debate over the role of charter schools in our public education system has intensified. Are public charter schools better...

October 4, 2017

"Waiting In The Dark: In NOLA, School Choice Brings Early Mornings, Long Bus Rides" from WWNO

On a corner in the Ninth Ward, four elementary school kids are waiting for their bus under a street lamp. It's dark outside. A bony cat slinks across the street...

October 3, 2017

"Is School Choice Enough?" from National Affairs

As with so many issues — from trade and immigration to Russia and taxes — the Trump presidency has exposed a schism within the conservative movement when it comes to...

September 28, 2017

ACE Advocates Kicks Off Young Professionals Board in Chicago to Help Catholic Schools

ACE Advocates kicked off an initiative on Sept. 13 to channel the energy of enthusiastic supporters in Chicago to directly help students in Catholic schools as members of the new...

September 28, 2017

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New Remick Research Designed to Deepen Scholarship That Sustains K-8 Principals

Cristo Rey Founder Honored for Lifetime of Service to Catholic Education