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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...

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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...

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ACE Honors Three Graduates with Pressley Awards

As part of an annual tradition recognizing the outstanding work of its graduates and supporters, the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) honored three members of the...

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Matt Vereecke: Facilitating Close Connections

Matt Vereecke, the Superintendent of Catholic Schools in Dallas, knew that when he moved from schoolteacher to superintendent, he would be giving up the daily personal interactions with his students...

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Shavar Jeffries Speaks at ACE Commencement

Shavar Jeffries, president of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) and a leading advocate for expanding public and accountable school-choice opportunities for underserved families, served as the keynote speaker at the...

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2017 Midsummer Photo Essay

ACE Summer photographer Andrew Hamaty (ACE 22—Mission) gives an inside look at the happenings of ACE Summer 2017 thus far. In the historic Log Chapel, Fr. Tim Scully, CSC, celebrates...

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Matt DeBoer: Finding Common Ground

Matt DeBoer, a graduate of the 12th cohort of the Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program, begins each morning by shouting, "God is good!" to his 140 students at St. Therese...