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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...

Trustey Family STEM Teaching Fellow Wins Prestigious STEM Policy Fellowship

To be an effective science teacher, the teacher must be a true scientist herself. This much is clear to Kelly McCarthy, a teacher and researcher who is one of 12...

June 22, 2017

Evan Rhinesmith: Examining Remediation Policies in Higher Education

In Evan Rhinesmith's ACE classroom at Sacred Heart School in Washington, DC, his third-graders were already asking about college. They were worried that college might not be for them, that...

June 13, 2017

Laura Andrews: the Confluence of the Academic, the Spiritual, and the Communal

It's a weekday afternoon when my colleague Matt Rhodes and I dial Laura Andrews in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to talk with her about her experiences with Catholic education. We detect traces...

June 7, 2017

"We Love the God We Cannot See by Loving the Neighbor We Can"

For Steve Dole, becoming principal at Lourdes Academy meant an opportunity to truly embody the core values of a Notre Dame ACE Academy. As a member of the Mary Ann...

May 31, 2017

Celebrating Father Ron Nuzzi

We look back at 15 years with Father Ron Nuzzi, who will retire and join Notre Dame's emeritus faculty June 30. Father Nuzzi came to ACE in 2002 to lead...

May 25, 2017

For 20+ years, AmeriCorps and University of Notre Dame Have Been Partners for Educational Success

This piece first appeared on the Corporation for National and Community Service Official Blog. The President's recently proposed budget includes a small amount of money to support the shutdown of...

May 19, 2017

Building the Blocks of Effective Education for All Students

Tricia Baumer understands the need for a good foundation. She spent her time teaching the building blocks of good writing and reading skills to the freshmen in her English class...

May 17, 2017

The Relentless Mercy of God - A New Book from Fr. Joe Corpora, C.S.C.

Fr. Joe Corpora, C.S.C., Director of University-School Partnerships and of the Catholic School Advantage Campaign, recently wrote a book, The Relentless Mercy of God. Father Joe writes about his experience...

May 11, 2017

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Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

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