ACE in the News: Collaboration in Savannah, Community in Dallas

The ACE Collaborative for Academic Excellence and its new partnership with the Diocese of Savannah will promote a fresh look at curriculum in the diocesan schools and help standardize learning objectives, The Augusta Chronicle reported on Jan. 30, 2013.

ACE's unit focused on encouraging schools and faculties to work together, sharing ideas on curriculum improvements, "has helped several dioceses across the nation strengthen instruction in Catholic schools," said the newspaper. The ACE Collaborative, led by ACE Teaching Fellows senior director Dr. Tom Doyle, began its work in southern Georgia last summer.

Separately, The Texas Catholic, newspaper of the Diocese of Dallas, has published a feature article describing the life and work of teachers from ACE Teaching Fellows who reside in the diocese and serve Catholic schools in the area. The article was published late last year, but excerpts have just been posted online.

Reporter Cathy Harasta, in one part of the article, quoted Kate Dailey, president of Dallas's Bishop Dunne Catholic School, as she described ACE teachers: "They are mission-driven, enthusiastic, positive, and immersed in that great Catholic tradition of educating the whole person for the common good, all the while integrating 21st century skills."