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The Economist recently profiled GRAD Partnership, a partnership organization Carnegie Foundation joined in 2022 to bring the use of evidence-based student success systems from a new practice to a common practice. Manzano High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico was profiled in the piece for having worked with the GRAD Partnership…
Last month, I had the pleasure of being part of a fireside chat with Russlynn Ali (CEO, XQ Institute) and Tom Vander Ark (CEO, Getting Smart). In the session, Russlynn reminded us the time is now to join together to transform secondary schooling, and those who engage, invest, and advocate…
Akron Public Schools (APS), a member of the Carnegie Learning Leadership Network based in Ohio, completed its inaugural Changemaker Challenge, an initiative encouraging students to become community leaders by identifying and proposing creative solutions to local issues. Students across the district were actively engaged in projects ranging from environmental conservation…
Akron Public Schools (APS) hosted the Carnegie Learning Leadership Network (Carnegie LLN) from March 5–7, 2024, to showcase their innovative College and Career Academies of Akron model. The focus of the network, which is part of the Foundation’s larger Future of Learning portfolio, is to support, showcase, and study systems…
The Baltimore Ravens, the Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation, and M&T Bank have collectively donated $20 million to support the expansion of College Track in Baltimore–a significant investment that aims to establish a new center for the national college completion program, which supports underserved high school and college students. This…
We’re thrilled to introduce the 2024 Global Leadership Program Cohort — a group of thirteen African Leadership University students tackling their nation’s greatest challenges. Now in its third year, the Global Leadership Program will run from from May 6 to June 5, 2024. Participating ALU students will spend three weeks in…
At a time when our nation often seems so divided, consensus on anything can feel frequently out of reach, especially in discussions about education. However, if you look closely at some of the policies and practices enacted by schools, systems and states across the country, you will see remarkable unanimity…
Please join us in congratulating Edit Khachatryan, senior associate of Networked Improvement Science at Carnegie Foundation. She has contributed to the publication Catalytic Improvement Communities: Cultivating Flourishing Schools, by Johnathan Eckert and Bradley Carpenter.
On March 19th, Getting Smart and Education Reimagined hosted the Getting Smart Town Hall focusing on the advancement of learner-centered ecosystems across the nation. This event featured our very own Dr. Val Brown, Director of Future of Learning, who sat on a panel with other innovative leaders: Emily Liebtag, Chief Innovation…
While the value of a college degree is increasingly scrutinized in the public arena, it remains undeniable that a postsecondary education is a powerful lever for achieving social and economic mobility in the United States.
This is an excerpt by Mushtaq Gunja and Sara Gast of the Carnegie Classifications on Higher Education. For the full article, visit acenet.edu. Since 1973, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has served as the predominant framework to classify American colleges and universities. It was originally created for researchers as…
At this year’s Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education, XQ Institute, a 2024 sponsor, is leading the charge in transforming the educational landscape with two exciting, dynamic sessions. Reimagining High School: Watch, Lunch, and Learn is a standout session where attendees are treated to a special screening of The…
Below is Carnegie President Timothy Knowles’s opening to our February 2024 newsletter. Join our mailing list for additional resources and recommended reads. Sign Up for the Carnegie Foundation Newsletter Dear Friends and Colleagues,If you’ve had the chance to read any of the featured stories included in previous editions of this…
Below is Carnegie President Timothy Knowles’s opening to our January 2024 newsletter. Join our mailing list for additional resources and recommended reads. Sign Up for the Carnegie Foundation Newsletter Dear Friends and Colleagues,Happy New Year! I hope you and your loved ones had a wonderful holiday, stayed healthy, and are…
When different stakeholders organize together to deeply understand thorny problems and to work together to learn their way into effective solutions, powerful things happen. Last spring, individuals from around the world, who sit in different roles and connect to different parts of their educational systems, shared the headlines of their…
Below is Carnegie President Timothy Knowles’s opening to our December 2023 newsletter. Join our mailing list for additional resources and recommended reads. Sign Up for the Carnegie Foundation Newsletter Dear Friends and Colleagues, Every year in December, I read poetry. Poems help me slow down, listen, and think anew. Recently,…