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Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

Toka is an Indigenous sport played by the Piipaash (Maricopa) and Akimel O’odham (Pima) nations. This traditional game is experiencing a resurgence thanks to passionate athletes like April Morago. When...

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Joseph, Ofelia, and Mary Gallo Receive ACE’s Most Prestigious Award

In October, several members of the ACE and IEI team traveled to Modesto, California to present the 2025 Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Education to Joseph, Ofelia...

"The Big Picture On School Choice In Detroit" from Forbes

For years, school choice has been expanding nationally. There's good reason for this steady growth: parents, especially low-income parents, want to decide where to send their kids to school. And...

September 7, 2017

ACE Statement on DACA

For hundreds of years, Catholic schools in the United States have opened their doors and welcomed immigrants from all lands. These schools stood – and continue to stand – as...

September 6, 2017

"Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost." from the New York Times Magazine

Toss a dart at a map of Detroit, and the bull's-eye, more or less, would be a tiny city called Highland Park. Only three square miles, Highland Park is surrounded...

September 5, 2017

Dr. Dan Bowen: The Importance of Extracurriculars

Before he became an award-winning education researcher, Dan Bowen, Ph.D., was an improv coach. A middle school improv coach, to be precise. Bowen, recent recipient of the Michael Pressley Award...

August 30, 2017

"Illinois Passes Landmark Funding Bill Creating Tax Credit Scholarship, Sending More Money to Poor Schools" from The 74

Illinois lawmakers passed a landmark compromise that would revamp the way schools are funded and create the state's first private school choice program. The Senate on Tuesday afternoon voted 38-13...

August 30, 2017

"On Third Try, Illinois House Approves Education Funding Bill" from The Chicago Tribune

Following some twists and turns, the Illinois House on Monday narrowly approved a historic overhaul of the way the state funds schools, a key step toward freeing up money for...

August 29, 2017

"Do Traditional Public Schools Benefit from Charter Competition?" from The Washington Post

The late Gerald Bracey, once called "America's most acerbic educational psychologist," spent most of his time calling out bad education research and data, trying to explain that things did not...

August 28, 2017

Rachel Luna: A Surprise Speaker

An unexpected guest brought tears to many eyes at the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education Commencement this summer. At the invitation of Fr. Tim Scully, C.S.C., Rachel...

August 24, 2017

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Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

Joseph, Ofelia, and Mary Gallo Receive ACE’s Most Prestigious Award