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What started as a local collaboration that combined research and education practice at the University of Notre Dame has turned into a national project that provides high-quality support for children – and inspiration for future teachers. Each school day, students in South Bend and at schools around...

Our year-end compilation of a few fun and memorable moments from this year’s conversations, as we talked all things modern education with some of the best minds—and hearts—in the field. Thank you to our listeners, the team at the Institute for Educational Initiatives and the Alliance for Catholic...

From jack-o-lantern tales and top-o-the-chart treats, to the authentic power of truth and healing in the indigenous experience Will Newkirk , director of the American Indian Catholic Schools Network, discusses standing together as co-conspirators of hope—at the intersection of Indigenous culture and...

From coffee ice cream and hoagies, submarines, or po’boys, to how designing instruction that optimizes motivation over memorization in the classroom also optimizes learning. Dr. Andrea Christensen , Director of Education, Schooling and Society , shares why teaching her students is the privilege of...

John and Dorothy Shea, known for their generous support of Catholic schools through Shea Family Charities, received the 2022 Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Education following a Mass Saturday morning on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. Their son-in-law, Tim...