Dr. Valeria Brown, Carnegie Foundation’s Future of Learning Director, challenges old ideas of professional learning in the Learning Forward Journal’s August issue. In her piece, “Professional Learning Isn’t About Hours”, Dr. Brown raises a critical point about the outdated Carnegie Unit. Originally established in 1906, the credit hour measures student…
In April 2023, the Carnegie Foundation President, Dr. Timothy Knowles, detailed a visionary blueprint for the future of assessment at the Modernizing our Education System Summit, hosted by the Council of Chief State School Officers. In his remarks, Dr. Timothy Knowles encouraged state education leaders to consider strategies that move…
Carnegie Board Chair Diane Tavenner and President Tim Knowles discuss how technology and personal relationships can be combined to create a resilient learning community and why the Carnegie Unit must be reconsidered to stay effective and relevant.