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Regional Partnership in Action: A Q&A with the Grable Foundation and California Area School District
Explore this insightful Q&A with Gregg Behr, Executive Director of the Grable Foundation, and Laura Jacob, Superintendent of California Area School District in rural western Pennsylvania, as they discuss their approach to innovation and how they are building lasting momentum for change in their region.
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AUGUST 21, 2025
Carnegie Foundation Appoints President of Champlain College to Board of Trustees
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Carnegie) announced today that Alex Hernandez, President of Champlain College, has joined its Board of Trustees. An educational leader and champion of career-focused learning, Hernandez brings decades of experience in K12, higher education innovation and workforce development.
JULY 24, 2025
Carnegie Foundation Launches Research and Development Agenda to Transform the American High School
The R&D Agenda outlines knowledge-building and tool-making priorities to drive a national shift from seat time to real-world, competency-based high school learning.
JUNE 18, 2025
New National Effort Aims to Build the Future of High School
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced the launch of the Future of High School Network, a new initiative designed to catalyze learning, knowledge and impact to support a ‘new architecture’ for high school nationwide.
APRIL 24, 2025
Carnegie Classifications Redesign Better Reflects the Higher Education Landscape
ACE and the Carnegie Foundation published on April 24, 2025, the latest in a series of updates to the Carnegie Classifications. The redesigned system includes a revision of the historic Basic Classification, now titled the Institutional Classification, and a newly developed Student Access and Earnings Classification.
