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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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Voices of Improvers Project Showcase

With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carnegie Foundation sought to engage with the improvement community to understand the experiences, values, and aspirations of the growing group of people using continuous improvement and improvement science to pursue ambitious aims.

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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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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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