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A reading from the gospel of Luke: Luke Skywalker looked to the heavens. He visualized his future, but he needed somebody to be his champion. That champion is you, the teacher reading this blog. Luke is sitting in your classroom. He’s in the back, in the corner, ostracized, the new kid, playing with...

The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and its James R. Squire Office of Policy Research in English/Language Arts unveiled three new policy briefs to address the urgency in expanding literacy instruction to ensure students are prepared to thrive in a world that is increasingly diverse...

On March 29, the dean of the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame announced that IEI Fellow Ernest Morrell has been named Associate Dean for the Humanities and Equity in the College of Arts and Letters, effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. An expert in critical...

From Beowulf and hip-hop to the power of literacy transforming lives and changing the world Ernest Morrell , Director of the Center for Literacy Education, Coyle Professor of Literacy Education, and faculty member in the English, and Africana Studies Departments at Notre Dame, discusses the power of...

From the delicacy of ice cream to the intersection of mathematics and Catholic Social Teaching Chrissy Trinter , Associate Professor of Mathematics Education of the ACE Teaching Fellows and in the Notre Dame Center for STEM Education, shares some thoughts on mathematics and Catholic Social Teaching...