News | Alliance for Catholic Education

Toka victory celebration

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...

Gallo Award Image

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...

School Leader Shines as Beacon of Hope in NYC

"Striving to be a good Catholic school leader is an all-consuming endeavor—it's on my mind when I wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night," said Stephanie...

December 3, 2015

ACE's Rev. Nuzzi Teaches Catholic School Educators in Australia

Rev. Ronald Nuzzi, Ph.D., a faculty fellow of the Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame in the United States, returned recently to the University of Notre...

November 17, 2015

New Jersey Teacher Embraces Community through English Language Learning

Saint Cecilia Catholic School in Camden, NJ, is permeated by what the students and faculty like to call a "Beatitude Attitude." No one encapsulates that phrase better than Charlotte Brown...

November 13, 2015

Dual-Language Immersion Fosters Good Fit with Students, Catholic School Identity

Stephanie Margetts, executive director of Holy Rosary Regional School/Juan Diego Academy (HRRS/JDA) in Tacoma, Wash., says she has seen the future—and heard it, too. She is leading an educational innovation...

November 4, 2015

John Schoenig Featured on WSJ.com to Discuss Nation's Report Card

John Schoenig, ACE's Director of Teacher Formation and Education Policy, was featured on WSJ.com's Opinion Journal segment to discuss the nation's report card on education.

October 30, 2015

Latino Families Finding a Home in Cincinnati Catholic Schools

When Mayra Wilson, graduate of ACE's ENL program, accepted a part-time position with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to help improve Latino outreach and enrollment for the Archdiocese's more than 100...

October 22, 2015

The Smooth Transition from M.Ed. to M.D.

On any given day, Kathryn Kinner Hufmeyer, MD, is wearing a memento of her years teaching around her neck. On Hufmeyer's last day at Bishop Dunne Catholic High School over...

October 15, 2015

Historic Papal Visit Shines Spotlight on Catholic Schools

Pope Francis found many occasions during his Sept. 22-27 visit to the United States to highlight his call to reach out to all people—in places of power and at the...

October 12, 2015

The Latest at ACE

Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

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