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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...

2017 End of Summer Photo Essay

Photographer Andrew Hamaty (ACE 22—Mission) provides a recap of the second half of ACE Summer with the following images. Visit his Midsummer Photo Essay for more moments from ACE Summer...

August 1, 2017

Cardinal Blase Cupich Missions 255 ACE Teachers and Leaders

Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago blessed 255 teachers and leaders as part of the Alliance for Catholic Education's (ACE) Missioning Mass on July 27 as they prepared...

August 1, 2017

Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, Originator of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Addresses ACE Teachers and Leaders

Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings spoke to a standing-room only crowd of Catholic-school teachers and leaders July 25, encouraging them to use culturally relevant pedagogy to help their students understand how education...

July 31, 2017

Renée Stoeckle: Winning Hearts Through Data and Doctrine

For Catholic education to continue and thrive in America, we need more proponents on the political frontlines. We need advocates who are willing to speak with policymakers, pastors, and parents...

July 27, 2017

"Private School Choice Advocates Cheer US Supreme Court Ruling" from US News & World Report

Private school choice advocates cheered a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, which they framed as a big win for their long-term goal of increasing access to educational options...

July 26, 2017

ACE Teachers Present Research at Annual Conference

Second-year graduate students at the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) presented research on a wide range of educational topics at the ACE Teaching Fellows Conference on...

July 24, 2017

Daniel Hodge: Building Respect, Rugby Style

To an outsider, rugby may come off as a hostile sport. Even those who have not seen a game can imagine the intensity of a sport that uses terms such...

July 19, 2017

"Two Decades of Choice" from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In the mid-1990s, an idea had taken root in the minds of some Pennsylvania political leaders and wasn't letting go. Fresh off a failed attempt to create a statewide school...

July 18, 2017

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Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

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