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THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION ADVANCES EDUCATION FOR EVERY STUDENT SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE HEALTHY, DIGNIFIED AND FULFILLING LIVES. Our Mission

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Remembering Dr. Lee S. Shulman, 1938-2024

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Lee S. Shulman, the 8th President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Lee was a beloved educational psychologist and a pioneering scholar, whose generosity, curiosity, and warmth touched the lives of all who had the privilege of knowing him. 

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It May Be Time to Retire the Carnegie Unit. Are There Better Measures of Learning?

Can Mastery-Based Learning Replace Seat Time?

The Next Update of the Carnegie Classification Will Be Its Biggest Yet

The Way We Assess What Kids Are Learning Is Starting to Change

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FUTURE OF LEARNING

Carnegie is working to reimagine the educational landscape to promote engaging, rigorous, and equitable learning experiences for all young people. New tools, designs, and modalities are needed to provide…

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POSTSECONDARY INNOVATION

The postsecondary sector is an essential precursor to entering a professional career. Yet it is elusive to many, especially students from minoritized and historically underserved backgrounds. Many who enter…

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MEASURING WHAT MATTERS

Since 1906, the Carnegie Unit or “credit hour” has served as the bedrock currency of the educational economy. It defines what counts as learning, shapes the nature of what is and is not assessed, and determines the basic…

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IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION

Carnegie has further developed and championed a science of improvement to help educators and systems get better at getting better, and to enable all students to…

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