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The Beauty of Catholic Schools Week

When I saw that I would be writing a blog post for Catholic Schools Week, I knew right away that I wanted to write about community. Community is the second...

Ms. Hall's sixth grade home room posing for a photo from their Christmas party.

Presence Over Perfection: What Really Matters in Your Classroom

It’s Saturday, January 3rd. Classes start up again on Monday. You’re back at your ACE placement, your plans for the week are solid, your assignments are prepped, your grade book...

Integrating Pop Culture Into Classrooms

As a 22-year-old high school English and Spanish teacher responsible for 150 students who watched Friends for the first time on Nick at Nite, I worried about including pop, or...

How to Incorporate the Pope's Encyclical 'Laudato Si' into Your Classroom

"Living our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience" A...

What You Should Expect from Pope Francis' Visit to the US

What can we do to best prepare for Pope Francis? What might we expect? Learn more in the latest blog post from Fr. Ron Nuzzi. Oh yes, the excitement is...

Eight Ways Catholic Schools Can Be More Welcoming to Latino Students

Oftentimes, Latino families can feel disconnected with their local Catholic school, many of which are designed to cater to an immigrant community of a different generation. "El entusiasmo es contagioso"...

Three Ways Teachers Can Strengthen Their Content Area Expertise

ACE faculty member, Brian Collier, shares three pieces of advice for teachers as they start up a new (or another) year of teaching. The new school year is upon us...

Crux, Cuomo, and the Cardinal: Will School Choice Save Catholic Schools?

About a week and a half ago, right around the time most of our nation's schools were gearing up for another school year, the Catholic news site Crux published a...

Six Things You Should Know about Catholic Schools in 2015-2016

"This isn't just about implementing a new reading program or raising more funds. There is real tension between old and new, and it must be resolved." Andy Smarick The start...

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The Moment I Fell in Love with Catholic Schools

"Though we may fail to respond to every individual invitation from God, each can prepare us for the moment when we actually do respond. It seems that in a similar...

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The Beauty of Catholic Schools Week

Presence Over Perfection: What Really Matters in Your Classroom