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  • June 10, 2025

    Is It Time to Ditch the Four-Year Degree?

    By Carnegie Foundation

    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. This interview was originally published in Education Week. The winds of educational change are blowing. Tim Knowles is the 10th…

  • May 27, 2025

    Redefining Success: Higher Education Leaders Reflect on the Student Access and Earnings Classification

    By Carnegie Foundation

    In April 2025, the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education announced the new Student Access and Earnings Classification, a unique approach to describing the contributions of postsecondary institutions nationwide. This classification compares similar institutions across the country, identifying whether they provide access to students in communities they serve,…

  • January 10, 2025

    In Memoriam: Dr. Lee S. Shulman, 1938-2024

    By Carnegie Foundation

    “Learning is least useful when it is private and hidden; it is most powerful when it becomes public and communal. Learning flourishes when we take what we think we know and offer it as community property among fellow learners so that it can be tested, examined, challenged, and improved before…

  • December 19, 2024

    We’re All Poets: Carnegie Foundation December Newsletter

    By Carnegie Foundation

    This is just a preview of what’s included in our December newsletter, featuring an opening letter from our president, Timothy Knowles. Click below to explore all the updates! Dear Friends and Colleagues, Every year, I read poetry in December. It started as a way to briefly untether from the tsunami…