ACE in the News: Tucson, Atlanta, Ireland, and more
Dr. Christian Dallavis, director of the Notre Dame ACE Academies at the Alliance for Catholic Education, was interviewed on Tucson’s KVOI-AM radio on Aug. 30 about Notre Dame’s partnership with three Catholic schools in the city. Hear the interview, in which he outlined the successes being experienced at the schools.
The newspaper of the Archdiocese of Atlanta welcomed the community of ACE teachers living in Atlanta and teaching at Catholic schools in the area:
A Notre Dame student-athlete, Ryan Koter, who is also a member of the University’s Folk Choir, traveled to Ireland with the choir recently. They sang at a Mass in the town of Maynooth, with the ACE Advisory Board among the congregants, as told by the Notre Dame Athletics Department:
Betsy Bohlen, who is a member of the advisory board of ACE Consulting, was recently appointed Administrator for Financial Protocols in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Bohlen is responsible for ensuring that the Archdiocese achieves financial stability through the protocols developed by the Finance Council.
Rev. Joseph Corpora, C.S.C., director of ACE's Catholic School Advantage campaign, wrote a commentary on the celebration of the Eucharist at Notre Dame in the Aug. 29 Observer, as well as a reflection for the pray.nd.edu website.
Reading for Life, developed at the Institute for Educational Initiatives, is an innovative literature-based mentoring program that helps juvenile offenders make better life choices. National Public Radio’s “Participation Nation” blog gave the program recognition last week, saluting program director Alesha Seroczynski.
Education Week reported on the AP-TIP IN initiative that is administered by the Institute for Educational Initiatives. . The program, in partnership with National Math and Science (NMS) and Indiana’s Department of Education, increases college-readiness and career-readiness for public high schoolers through teaching and learning in Advanced Placement ® courses in math, science, and English.