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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...

"Don't Complain About Charter Schools, Compete With Them" from Education Next

Education debates are like urban myths. With every retelling, they gain more traction. Take the debate over charter schools: the battle lines have been the same for twenty years. The...

August 22, 2017

Our Legacy and Our Future: ENL Team Partners with NCEA to Publish New Resource

The Alliance for Catholic Education’s English as a New Language Program (ENL) recently published a new handbook as part of the NCEA’s (National Catholic Educational Association) Exceptional Learners Series. “Our...

August 21, 2017

"Phalen Grows Network to 10 Campuses by Taking Over Charter Schools Across Indiana and Detroit" from Chalkbeat

Indianapolis charter school leader Earl Phalen has found his niche: Taking over struggling schools in Indianapolis and beyond. Just four years after Phalen Leadership Academies started with a single Indianapolis...

August 21, 2017

"DeVos Charges Ahead on School Choice" from The Hill

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become an ardent foot soldier for President Trump's deregulatory agenda while aggressively pushing her own school choice initiatives. The billionaire businesswoman was one of Trump's...

August 16, 2017

"Here's A Lesson On The State Of School Choice in Texas" from KUT 90.5

The Texas Legislature's special session starts Tuesday. At the top of Gov. Greg Abbott's education agenda: school choice for special-needs students. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pushed to give parents of...

August 13, 2017

Here's A Lesson On The State Of School Choice in Texas

The Texas Legislature's special session starts Tuesday. At the top of Gov. Greg Abbott's education agenda: school choice for special-needs students. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pushed to give parents of...

August 13, 2017

"A Rare Shot for School Choice in Illinois" from the Chicago Tribune

For too long, low-income children in Illinois have been prisoners of their ZIP codes. Their educational opportunities are determined by arbitrary lines on a map that pen families inside a...

August 13, 2017

Christian Dallavis Selected to Join Pahara-Aspen Education Fellows Program

Dr. Christian Dallavis, the Senior Director of Leadership Programs for the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education, has been selected to join the prestigious Pahara-Aspen Education Fellows Program...

August 4, 2017

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Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

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