“…The FUTURE OF HIGH SCHOOL NETWORK IS ABOUT BUILDING A NEW MODEL FOR THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL — ONE THAT SETS AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR STUDENTS, OFFERS MEANINGFUL AND ENGAGED LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND USES IMPROVED TOOLS…”
– DR. TIMOTHY KNOWLES, CARNEGIE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT
About the Future of High School Network
Carnegie Foundation’s Future of High School (FHS) Network is driven by a vision for education that goes beyond the constraints of the traditional Carnegie Unit. For over a century, the Carnegie Unit served as the foundation of our educational system, standardizing learning structures but often equating time spent in seat with mastery achieved.
The FHS Network embraces a new educational architecture built on a competency-based model that prioritizes meaningful learning over seat time. The network will catalyze learning, innovation, and progress to drive evidence and implementation towards a new architecture for high school nationwide.
The initiative is deeply aligned with Carnegie’s National Research and Development Agenda designed to identify and prioritize research questions to build evidence for how systems move beyond the Carnegie Unit at scale, informed by a broad range of stakeholders, including parents, students, educators, and scholars. In tandem with the release of the R&D Agenda, we will activate a multi-site research consortium to undertake knowledge-building activities with the Future of High School Network.
NEW NATIONAL EFFORT AIMS TO BUILD THE FUTURE OF HIGH SCHOOL
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Thanks to Our National Partners
This effort is supported by leading national institutions, including the XQ Institute, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Youth Thriving Through Learning Fund, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Together, the Future of High School Network members will work to modernize current outdated systems and scale competency-based high school models designed to accelerate student engagement, achievement and success in postsecondary education and work.
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