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The mission of the Carnegie Foundation is to catalyze transformational change in education so that every student has the opportunity to live a healthy, dignified, and fulfilling life.
Educational
Attainment
We increase the number of underrepresented students who complete high school and succeed in post-secondary education.
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Postsecondary
Innovation
We transform the postsecondary sector to advance the social and economic mobility of underrepresented students.
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Future of
Learning
We mobilize and propel engaging and rigorous learning that prepares all students to thrive now and in the future.
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Improvement
Science
We advance the high quality use of improvement science to address the nation’s most important educational equity challenges.
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News & Updates
Tech for Social Good
Diving Deep: Examining Innovations in Food Security and Affordable Healthcare
From mastering Amazon’s ‘working backwards’ model to dialogues at Google HQ, Cohere AI, Coursera, our Global Leadership Program students are reshaping the future by intertwining technology and cultural insights.
Learning Leadership Network
Reflections from the First Year
The connections Carnegie LLN members made proved instrumental in driving forward transformational initiatives while navigating leadership changes, natural disasters, and other challenges.
Two Voices, One Powerful Message
Eliminating Affirmative Action Won’t Level the Playing Field
Dismantling affirmative action will have a profound impact on American society. It will make hundreds of colleges and universities less diverse. It will diminish opportunity for all students to learn from and with people of different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives.
UPLIFTING TEACHER VOICES
Envisioning the Future of Learning: Introducing the Carnegie Educator Advisory Panel
Advisors will provide important counsel on key initiatives underway at the Foundation across its Future of Learning portfolio, particularly the Foundation’s high school redesign initiatives. Additionally, our Advisors will share their stories of impact, lessons learned, and other firsthand accounts from the frontlines of today’s educational landscape.
FUTURE OF LEARNING
Carnegie Foundation President Addresses State Education Leaders
Watch Carnegie Foundation President, Dr. Timothy Knowles, detail a visionary blueprint for the future of assessment at the April 2023 Modernizing our Education System Summit, hosted by the Council of Chief State School Officers.
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FUTURE OF ASSESSMENT
CCSSO Releases Actions States Leaders Can Take to Modernize Education System
Driven by a collective understanding that the old ways aren’t enough, the Council of Chief State School Officers gathered education innovators together to imagine a new landscape that doesn’t mend the cracks but rebuilds the foundation.
The Carnegie Postsecondary Commission
