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Notre Dame Awarded AmeriCorps Funding to Connect 500 Volunteer Tutors to Cognitive Science

The University of Notre Dame has received a $640,108 grant from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. This funding, provided through the Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF), is...

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...

Peanut Butter and Jelly to Share: School Children Give Their Lunches to Those in Need

Sitting on a dusty street corner just off of Interstate 10 in Tucson, Ariz., is Santa Cruz Catholic School, where students have taken to heart Jesus' command to love thy...

March 23, 2015

Opportunity for Rising Seniors to "Go All In" to Serve Nation's Children

For most members of the newest cohort of ACE Teachers, this past Wednesday marked an end to a week's worth of waiting between receiving their acceptance letter and learning their...

March 20, 2015

A St. Patrick's Day Message — From Ireland (3/19/2015)

Happy belated St. Patrick's Day! I had an amazing opportunity to spend last week working with about 20 teachers and school leaders in Dublin from four Catholic schools serving low-income...

March 19, 2015

Why St. Patrick's Day Matters for Today's Catholic Schools

For Irish immigrants coming the United States in the 19th Century, St. Patrick's Day meant a great deal—it was a day to celebrate their heritage, a heritage that was treated...

March 17, 2015

DC Consortium Schools Stand as Beacons of Hope

"I will not abandon the city of Washington in its time of need." With these words, then-Archbishop of Washington, DC, Cardinal James Hickey, announced in 1997 an investment of several...

March 12, 2015

ACE Graduate Kevin Kijewski Named Superintendent

Kevin Kijewski's journey to becoming superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Denver has been anything but straightforward. From high school teacher in Denver as part of ACE Teaching Fellows...

March 11, 2015

Walton Family Foundation Looks Ahead to Next Stage of Transforming Education

Parental choice among schools has proven "poverty need not be destiny" for children, and it's time to build upon that progress with new initiatives, K-12 education leader Marc Sternberg told...

March 6, 2015

Remembering Fr. Hesburgh — And His Commitment to Education (3/3/2015)

Friends, This week the Notre Dame family lost two titans. Last Tuesday, chairman emeritus Don Keough passed away at age 88, and as you surely know by now, president emeritus...

March 3, 2015

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Notre Dame Awarded AmeriCorps Funding to Connect 500 Volunteer Tutors to Cognitive Science

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