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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...

Evan Rhinesmith: Examining Remediation Policies in Higher Education

In Evan Rhinesmith's ACE classroom at Sacred Heart School in Washington, DC, his third-graders were already asking about college. They were worried that college might not be for them, that...

June 13, 2017

Laura Andrews: the Confluence of the Academic, the Spiritual, and the Communal

It's a weekday afternoon when my colleague Matt Rhodes and I dial Laura Andrews in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to talk with her about her experiences with Catholic education. We detect traces...

June 7, 2017

"We Love the God We Cannot See by Loving the Neighbor We Can"

For Steve Dole, becoming principal at Lourdes Academy meant an opportunity to truly embody the core values of a Notre Dame ACE Academy. As a member of the Mary Ann...

May 31, 2017

Celebrating Father Ron Nuzzi

We look back at 15 years with Father Ron Nuzzi, who will retire and join Notre Dame's emeritus faculty June 30. Father Nuzzi came to ACE in 2002 to lead...

May 25, 2017

For 20+ years, AmeriCorps and University of Notre Dame Have Been Partners for Educational Success

This piece first appeared on the Corporation for National and Community Service Official Blog. The President's recently proposed budget includes a small amount of money to support the shutdown of...

May 19, 2017

Building the Blocks of Effective Education for All Students

Tricia Baumer understands the need for a good foundation. She spent her time teaching the building blocks of good writing and reading skills to the freshmen in her English class...

May 17, 2017

The Relentless Mercy of God - A New Book from Fr. Joe Corpora, C.S.C.

Fr. Joe Corpora, C.S.C., Director of University-School Partnerships and of the Catholic School Advantage Campaign, recently wrote a book, The Relentless Mercy of God. Father Joe writes about his experience...

May 11, 2017

Casey Flynn: Seeing the Grace of God in All Sorts of Spaces

Casey Flynn thought that maybe the classroom wasn't for her. A member of the 17th cohort of ACE Teaching Fellows, Casey had moved from her ACE city of Savannah to...

May 9, 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