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Transforming education. Advancing economic opportunity.

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

120 Years of Impact in Education

1906

Carnegie Foundation is chartered by Congress

1918

TIAA_CREF (TIAA) Pension Fund established

1937

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) developed

1947

Educational Testing Service (ETS) launches

1968

Research supports creation of federal Pell Grant Program

1971

Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education

2022

High School Transformation

2025

Opportunity Colleges and Universities (OCUs)

High School

TRANSFOR
MATION

Providing students with richer, more engaging learning opportunities.

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Postsecondary

INNOVA
TION

Driving economic opportunity for every young person.

A National Call to Action

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A Research and Development Agenda for High School Transformation

Carnegie’s national Research and Development Agenda (R&D Agenda) is aimed at supporting the transformation of the American high school from time-based to competency-based models, to better prepare students for civil society and the modern economy.

Featured

Leading an Opportunity College and University: A Q&A with President Parham from Cal State University, Dominguez Hills

Carnegie Foundation President Timothy Knowles speaks to American Enterprise Institute’s Senior Fellow and Director, Education Policy Studies Rick Hess on what K-12 educators can do to support alternative career pathways.

Media

Colleges serving a different kind of student matter

Another AI Side Effect: Erosion of Student-Teacher Trust

Aldine ISD’s comeback: How the school district became one of the most improved in Texas

Degree Of Opportunity: Rethinking Value in Higher Ed

How one state revamped high school to reflect reality: Not everyone goes to college

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