ACE - Alliance for Catholic Education

08/28/2026

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Welcome to Remick Family Hall, Remick Commons, Visitation Hall, and Carole Sandner Hall - home of the Institute for Educational Initiatives. You can learn more about ACE Teaching Fellows Remick Leadership Program and the Education, Schooling & Society major and minor here (in addition to grabbing a free coffee with a mug from home).

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08/27/2026

Meet the bloggers 💻📓

These ACE Teaching Fellows writers are sharing their stories this year, taking you inside the classroom lessons and the after school community Iife.

We set them up with a few teacher ice breakers — see their full answers on the ace.nd.edu blog.

08/26/2026

Honoring an ACE graduate who has served his school, Bishop Kenny in Jacksonville, since his placement there!

Congratulations to Mr. Scott Thomas, who was honored as the 2025–2026 Teacher of the Year by the Air & Space Forces Association (AFA), Falcon Chapter #399!

As a longtime Bishop Kenny physics and computer science teacher, Mr. Thomas represents the very best of STEM education and the impact a dedicated teacher can have on generations of students. For more than two decades, Mr. Thomas has inspired Crusaders through his passion for STEM education, helping expand Bishop Kenny’s physics and computer science programs and providing students with hands-on engineering experiences through our FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team. His impact reaches far beyond the classroom. Generations of his students have gone on to pursue engineering, physics, computer science, and aerospace careers at some of the nation’s top universities and service academies. We are incredibly grateful for Mr. Thomas’ dedication to challenging, mentoring, and inspiring our students to become the scientists, engineers, and innovators of tomorrow. Congratulations, Mr. Thomas! We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition!

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08/25/2026

Happy FDOC from a few of the ACE graduates who dedicate their time to Notre Dame students!

You might recognize them from ND football game sidelines, as a beloved professor or rector, or working for one of the many Notre Dame outreach programs.

08/23/2026

“Our collaboration with Notre Dame ACE Academies has been fruitful for St. Anthony and St. Augustine, and I am excited to see that influence grow,” Frank O’Linn, Ph.D., ACE and Remick Leadership graduate, as well as the superintendent of schools, said.

Three schools in the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland will join the Notre Dame ACE Academies network this school year, continuing a partnership between the diocese and the Alliance for Catholic Education.

Read more about this expansion: https://ace.nd.edu/news/catholic-diocese-cleveland-and-notre-dame-ace-academies-partner-three-additional-schools

08/21/2026

When the itch for just a little more ACE Summer hits.

The start of the school year is brimming, and we are excited for all that lies ahead. But, a piece of our hearts will always be in ACE Summer. Thank you to all of the ACE Teachers and Remick Leaders who made June and July really special.

08/20/2026

08/20/2026

Only a few short years ago, Indiana faced a literacy crisis. Now, for the fifth consecutive year, more and more Hoosier students are mastering reading. Read more about this historic progress in Dr. Jenner’s commentary piece at the Indiana Capital Chronicle: https://bit.ly/4wwfFcw

08/19/2026

In Santa Fe, New Mexico for the Better Way Foundation Funder Gathering, Will Newkirk met up with colleague Zada Ballew and Jason Wesaw (exhibiting artist), both of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.

08/19/2026

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