A New Video Series
Tim Talks is a series of micro-conversations between Carnegie President Timothy Knowles and “friends, allies, and conspirators” about education, equity, and the future of learning.
News & Announcements
Former Board Chair of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Dies at Age 80
Lifelong educator Thomas Payzant served on the board from 2006 to 2014 “Quality of instruction in the classroom, second only to leadership in the schools, are the two most important variables that impact students and what kind of achievement results are provided for those students to move forward.” On July…
New Carnegie Fellow
Fred Swaniker, Founder and CEO of the African Leadership Group, Joins the Carnegie Foundation as a Senior Fellow
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced today that Ghanaian educational entrepreneur Fred Swaniker has been appointed Senior Fellow. He is the founder and CEO of the African Leadership Group that is developing entrepreneurial leaders across the African continent. Swaniker will work with the foundation on its strategic…
Improvement Voices
Advancing the Learning Agenda: Research-Practice Partnerships Focused on Deeper Learning
Over a two-year period, the Carnegie Foundation will facilitate and support the Hewlett Foundation’s Deeper Learning + Diffusion of Innovation and Scaled Impact network, a collection of 10 research … Read more
Using Improvement Science to Address Systemic Problems in Education
How does continuous improvement help schools build capacity for systemic change? In “How to Plan and Implement Continuous Improvement in Schools,” a recent blog post for KQED’s MindShift, Katrina … Read more
Drawing from Improvement Science to Scale Interventions in Global Education
In a recent blog post for Brookings, “Drawing from Improvement Science to Bridge Education Research and Practice,” Global Economy and Development Fellow Jenny Perlman Robinson describes three big things … Read more