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Carnegie Foundation and ETS Release Skills Progressions for Collaboration, Communication and Critical Thinking
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, ensuring learning is increasingly rigorous, engaging and career-aligned.
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High School, R&D Agenda
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 …
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Featured, Future, High School
New National Effort Aims to Build the Future of High School
Carnegie Foundation launches “Future of High School Network” with 24 innovative school systems across the country. STANFORD, CA — June 18, …
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Future of High School
Advancing High School Innovation in NYC Public Schools: A Conversation with Supervising Superintendent Dr. Alan Cheng
Explore this Q&A with Dr. Alan Cheng, the new Supervising Superintendent for High Schools at New York City Public Schools. …
California, Featured, Grable Foundation, Q&A, School Districts
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 …
Academics, Featured, Skills
Academic Knowledge or Durable Skills? Why Not Both?
by Brooke Stafford-Brizard | SVP, Impact and Innovation, Carnegie Foundation As employers across the country continue to struggle to find …
Graduation, High School
RISE 2025: Reimagining High School and the Pathways Beyond Graduation
Watch the full discussion from this year’s Reagan Institute Summit on Education. Carnegie President Tim Knowles joined Maria Flynn (CEO, …
Research, Youth
When Students Lead: Youth Researchers Driving School Innovation
High school transformation starts with listening—but real magic happens when students lead. These two youth-led projects went beyond engagement, empowering …
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AI is about to disrupt millions of jobs. A century ago, America’s answer was to build a new high school
Earlier this week, noted short-seller Carson Block predicted that AI-driven job losses could eliminate 15% of knowledge worker positions within …
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Future of High School Network
ActiVAted Learning Podcast, Ep. 36: The Future of High School Network
The Future of High School Network is a Carnegie Foundation initiative that embraces a new educational architecture built on a …
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Future of High School Network
2 Henrico high schools redesign ninth-grade experience through partnership with Carnegie Foundation
Through a partnership with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, two Henrico County high schools launched a pilot …
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EdWeek Market Brief: Do Students Really Have Critical Thinking Skills? Inside the Market’s Race to Assess the ‘Unquantifiable’
Imagine a high schooler receiving a score that tells them whether they’ve grown in their creativity. Or taking a test …
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High School, High School Transformation
‘Stage Is Shifting Rapidly’ for High Schools: Are States Helping Them Keep Up?
The rise of artificial intelligence and other technology has traditional high schools scrambling to keep up — with states doing …
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Concord among districts aiming to redesign high school
ELKHART — Concord Community Schools is among 24 school districts across the country that have been chosen to join a …
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Future of High School Network
Building a new American high school
Too many kids slip through the cracks in our classrooms. That’s a hard statement, but it’s true. Absenteeism is a …
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North Carolina Launches “Skills for the Future” Initiative to Revolutionize Student Learning
North Carolina is stepping up its game in education by rolling out the Skills for the Future initiative, geared towards …
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Featured, Schools, Texas
Aldine ISD’s comeback: How the school district became one of the most improved in Texas
The day Superintendent LaTonya Goffney received Aldine ISD’s baseline 2021 test scores was one of the worst days of her …
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High School, Learning, Schools
The Race to Redefine the High School Learning Experience Is On
Schools are rethinking what students should know by the time they graduate, emphasizing tangible, employable skills, rather than test scores …
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