Future of High School Network
“We’re partnering with some of the most forward-thinking school systems in the country to imagine an education without the constraints of the Carnegie Unit. 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 engaging learning experiences, and uses improved tools to measure and support student growth.”
-Dr. Timothy Knowles
President, Carnegie Foundation
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.
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, the Stuart Foundation, and Carnegie Corporation of New York as well as partners at the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Together, the network members will work to modernize current outdated systems and scale competency-based high school models designed to accelerate student engagement, achievement and success in postsecondary education and work.