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Notre Dame’s ACE Teaching Fellows to Serve Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus

The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE), part of the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) at the University of Notre Dame, is excited to announce a new partnership with the Diocese...

Sister Paula Kleine-Kracht and Meghan Weyland

A Legacy of Faith, A Future of Hope: Meghan Weyland and the Mission of Nativity Academy

At Nativity Academy at St. Boniface in Louisville, Kentucky, students are formed for lives of purpose, possibility, and hope. As a Catholic middle school serving students in grades 6 through...

"A Rare Shot for School Choice in Illinois" from the Chicago Tribune

For too long, low-income children in Illinois have been prisoners of their ZIP codes. Their educational opportunities are determined by arbitrary lines on a map that pen families inside a...

August 13, 2017

Christian Dallavis Selected to Join Pahara-Aspen Education Fellows Program

Dr. Christian Dallavis, the Senior Director of Leadership Programs for the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education, has been selected to join the prestigious Pahara-Aspen Education Fellows Program...

August 4, 2017

2017 End of Summer Photo Essay

Photographer Andrew Hamaty (ACE 22—Mission) provides a recap of the second half of ACE Summer with the following images. Visit his Midsummer Photo Essay for more moments from ACE Summer...

August 1, 2017

Cardinal Blase Cupich Missions 255 ACE Teachers and Leaders

Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago blessed 255 teachers and leaders as part of the Alliance for Catholic Education's (ACE) Missioning Mass on July 27 as they prepared...

August 1, 2017

Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, Originator of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Addresses ACE Teachers and Leaders

Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings spoke to a standing-room only crowd of Catholic-school teachers and leaders July 25, encouraging them to use culturally relevant pedagogy to help their students understand how education...

July 31, 2017

Renée Stoeckle: Winning Hearts Through Data and Doctrine

For Catholic education to continue and thrive in America, we need more proponents on the political frontlines. We need advocates who are willing to speak with policymakers, pastors, and parents...

July 27, 2017

"Private School Choice Advocates Cheer US Supreme Court Ruling" from US News & World Report

Private school choice advocates cheered a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, which they framed as a big win for their long-term goal of increasing access to educational options...

July 26, 2017

ACE Teachers Present Research at Annual Conference

Second-year graduate students at the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) presented research on a wide range of educational topics at the ACE Teaching Fellows Conference on...

July 24, 2017

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Notre Dame’s ACE Teaching Fellows to Serve Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus

A Legacy of Faith, A Future of Hope: Meghan Weyland and the Mission of Nativity Academy