Skills for the Future Archives - Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

As ‘Skills-Based Hiring’ Becomes All The Rage, These Education Leaders Want To Overturn A 117-Year-Old Way Of Measuring Students’ Experiences

Companies have long evaluated new employees by college degrees and their years of experience in a field. In school, learning … Read more

Verified Skills: Hunting for a Common Thread Amid the Hype Around Skills

The glitzy ASU+GSV gathering this week was titled “Brave New World.” But Tim Knowles wanted to talk about 1906. That was when the organization … Read more

ETS Looks to Overhaul Praxis Exam as Teacher Shortages Continue

Assessment giant ETS is considering major changes to its widely-used teacher licensing exam, a shift the organization contends could play … Read more

Carnegie, ETS Partner for Assessment Suite

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and assessment provider ETS are partnering to develop a suite of tools designed to “radically transform … Read more

What If We Measured Learning Through Skills Gained, Not Time Spent in the Classroom?

For more than 100 years, high schools and colleges have relied on the same stalwart tool to measure teaching and … Read more

N.J.-based Educational Testing Service Calls for ‘Seismic Shift’ in Academic Assessment

Should students be graded a new way — a system that aims to address a full range of skills to … Read more

2 Architects of Traditional Assessment Embrace Competency

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Educational Testing Service are teaming up to develop a new … Read more