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CARNEGIE SUMMIT | MAR 24-27, 2024

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Catalyzing
transformational
change in
education

THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION ADVANCES EDUCATION FOR EVERY STUDENT, SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE HEALTHY, DIGNIFIED AND FULFILLING LIVES. Our Mission

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Carnegie Learning Leadership Network at Akron Public Schools

During this three-day interactive learning experience, Carnegie LLN members explored the College & Career Academies of Akron as they heard from students, school staff, district leaders, and business leaders. The goal of the visit was to create a bilateral learning experience focused on how to build structures to equip teachers and leaders with the mindset and skills to strengthen student agency,

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Rethinking Higher Education Classifications For Today’s Institutions

The Way We Assess What Kids Are Learning Is Starting to Change

Beyond the Carnegie Unit: Schools Are Already Testing Ways to Measure ‘Durable’ Skills

Time ≠ Learning — Tim Knowles on Scrapping the Carnegie Unit

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Focus Areas

MEASURING WHAT MATTERS

Since 1906, the Carnegie Unit or “credit hour” has served as the bedrock currency of the educational economy. It defines what counts as learning, shapes the nature of what is and is not assessed, and determines the basic…

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FUTURE OF LEARNING

Carnegie is working to reimagine the educational landscape to promote engaging, rigorous, and equitable learning experiences for all young people. New tools, designs, and modalities are needed to provide…

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POSTSECONDARY INNOVATION

The postsecondary sector is an essential precursor to entering a professional career. Yet it is elusive to many, especially students from minoritized and historically underserved backgrounds. Many who enter…

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IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION

Carnegie has further developed and championed a science of improvement to help educators and systems get better at getting better, and to enable all students to…

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