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WVPE
January 16, 2026
A Notre Dame tutoring model will expand statewide, thanks to $10 million in federal funding. Tutor-ND began in the South Bend Community School Corporation in the 2021-2022 school year. Notre Dame Professor Nicole McNeil told WVPE in an email that tutors in the program include school-connected adults and community volunteers, who get structured training grounded in cognitive science.
National Catholic Register
January 15, 2026
Daniel Philpott, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame who specializes in the intersection of religion and global politics, told the Register that Trump hadn’t provided a “just cause” to justify the operation.
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