WE’RE WORKING TO INSTANTIATE A NEW EDUCATION ARCHITECTURE TO ENSURE THAT LEARNING IS INCREASINGLY ENGAGING, RIGOROUS, EXPERIMENTAL, AND CAREER-ALIGNED.
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Today, the Carnegie is dedicated to replacing seat time with demonstrated learning, isolated classrooms with interconnected ones, and narrow academic measures with comprehensive preparation for life and work.
With policy, practice and philanthropic partners across the country, Carnegie is establishing a new education architecture for the American high school. The architecture is defined by ambitious goals for student learning focused on academic and durable skills; rich, engaging, competency (not time) based learning experiences grounded in science; and clear, trustworthy signaling/assessment systems that support students, families, and educators track progress, accelerate growth and prepare to live purposeful lives.
National Research and Development Agenda
The National Research and Development Agenda (R&D Agenda) focuses national attention on the knowledge and tools required to support competency-based learning at scale. The R&D Agenda will present priorities informed by a broad range of stakeholders, including parents, students, educators, and scholars. In tandem with the release of the agenda, we will activate a multisite research consortium to undertake knowledge-building activities with the Future of High School Network.
DEFINING AND DEVELOPING SKILLS
The Carnegie Foundation and ETS have jointly released three Skills Progressions—focused on Collaboration, Communication, and Critical Thinking. This work is part of Carnegie Foundation’s multiyear effort to transform the American high school and define a coherent set of science-based skills standards to complement and improve academic standards.
Future of high School Network
The Future of High School network, which will launch in Spring 2025, will be made up of 20 diverse high school systems dedicated to competency-based learning and supported by local and state leadership in their efforts. The network is designed to catalyze learning and innovation among participants and serve as a locus for knowledge-building and piloting new tools.
Skills for the Future
The Carnegie Foundation has partnered with the Educational Testing Service to create a robust, scalable suite of assessment and analytic tools that captures the full range of skills required for American students to succeed in K-12, post-secondary education and beyond.
Learning Experiences
The Carnegie Foundation and XQ Learning Experience Initiative is a strategic effort to produce and test a collection of curricular materials that will put an accessible and powerful form of student learning within reach of high school teachers and students everywhere.
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