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Elizabeth Watters Schwartze

A Generational Legacy of Catholic Education

“In a way, ACE has always been a part of me.” Elizabeth recounts warmly, “Both my parents worked in Catholic education for more than 40 years.” Born in San Francisco...

Michael Macaluso

Mike Macaluso Named Senior Editor for the ALAN Review

Mike Macaluso, Senior Associate Director for Academic Advancement for Enrollment and Financial Aid, has been named senior editor of The ALAN Review, a peer-reviewed journal focused on the study, scholarship...

ACE Partners with Notre Dame Men's Basketball to Help St. Catherine of Siena

The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) will be working Friday night with the University of Notre Dame men's basketball team to help St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School in Port...

October 17, 2017

Archbishop Gomez Visits Holy Cross Grade School

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles visited Holy Cross School in South Bend on October 3 to celebrate Mass and visit the school's dual-language immersion program. Archbishop Gomez, who...

October 10, 2017

"Millennials, Especially of Color, Are Disrupting Charter School Debate" from The Hill

As the number of children attending public charter schools increases, the debate over the role of charter schools in our public education system has intensified. Are public charter schools better...

October 4, 2017

"Waiting In The Dark: In NOLA, School Choice Brings Early Mornings, Long Bus Rides" from WWNO

On a corner in the Ninth Ward, four elementary school kids are waiting for their bus under a street lamp. It's dark outside. A bony cat slinks across the street...

October 3, 2017

"Is School Choice Enough?" from National Affairs

As with so many issues — from trade and immigration to Russia and taxes — the Trump presidency has exposed a schism within the conservative movement when it comes to...

September 28, 2017

ACE Advocates Kicks Off Young Professionals Board in Chicago to Help Catholic Schools

ACE Advocates kicked off an initiative on Sept. 13 to channel the energy of enthusiastic supporters in Chicago to directly help students in Catholic schools as members of the new...

September 28, 2017

"Study: School Choice Program in Florida Boosts College Enrollment" from US News

The largest private school choice program in the country, the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, significantly improves the likelihood that students enroll in college, according to new research. The findings...

September 27, 2017

Carl Loesch: For Family and Community

Humility and hard work characterize Carl Loesch's career in Catholic education. Though Loesch, the Secretary for Catholic Education in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, recently earned The Michael Pressley...

September 21, 2017

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Mike Macaluso Named Senior Editor for the ALAN Review