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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...

One for All and All for One in Philadelphia’s Independence Mission Schools

A network of 15 Catholic schools serving Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, collectively called the Independence Mission Schools (IMS), is striving to balance independence and centralized initiatives in its new steps toward...

April 12, 2016

Network of Archdiocese of Indianapolis' Inner-City Schools Partners with Notre Dame ACE Academies

The University of Notre Dame announced today it will establish five new Notre Dame ACE Academies in a partnership with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis beginning in the 2016-2017 school year...

April 11, 2016

Catholic School Teacher Honored by Local Radio Station

Melina Lopez (ACE 21), currently serving as an AmeriCorps member teaching second grade in San Antonio, has received a type of reward typically reserved for students. She's on an "honor...

April 5, 2016

Harvard Professor Robert Putnam to Deliver 2016 Rev. Timothy R. Scully, C.S.C. Lecture

Inequality is increasing in America, widening the gap between rich and poor. What implications does this have for America's youth and their chances for upward mobility? What can we do...

March 10, 2016

Running for a Reason: Raising Funds for St. Matthias

Where are you reading this article? Your phone? Your iPad? Or on your laptop? Wherever you are, you are likely reading this because of the too-often-taken-for-granted gift of a wireless...

March 9, 2016

Read to Learn Initiative Earns Notre Dame Significant Award from USAID

Major gains in Haitian students' literacy skills through the Read to Learn initiative, led by Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE)—in partnership with Notre Dame's Initiative for Global Development...

March 9, 2016

Americorps Week 2016: Six Stories from the Classroom

*Any student names from the stories below have been changed to protect their identities. For over 20 years, ACE Teachers have been proud AmeriCorps members, and each year AmeriCorps—which is...

March 7, 2016

Rising to Leadership: Reflections from a Principal at a Dual-Campus, Multi-Parish School

"I stumbled across a little thing called ACE, and it completely changed my life." Michael Debri, a graduate of ACE Teaching Fellows and the Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program (RLP)...

March 2, 2016

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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