Carnegie Summit

THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR A VIBRANT AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION TO COME TOGETHER TO LEARN WITH AND FROM EACH OTHER.

After 11 successful years of hosting Summit on Improvement in Education, the Carnegie Foundation is transitioning leadership to a committee of organizations dedicated to advancing educational improvement. In 2025, the committee will support two smaller Summits designed to reduce costs, lower travel barriers, and create more focused opportunities for action and connection. 

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  • Improvement Summit: Spring will be in San Diego, CA at High Tech High Graduate School of Education from March 30-April 1, 2025. Workshop proposals are being accepted October 11-November 15, 2024.
  • Improvement Summit: Fall will be in Nashville, TN in early November 2025, in partnership with the National Center for School-University Partnerships.

In 2026, the new National Coalition for Improvement in Education, housed at High Tech High Graduate School of Education, will take responsibility for hosting Summit with others as part of its ongoing commitment to the field.

National Summit on Improvement in Education 2025

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SUMMIT THROUGH THE YEARS

In just eleven years, the Summit community not only increased in size but also grew in thought and practice. The Summit provided opportunities for those new to improvement to learn about the productive use of improvement principles, networks, and supportive methods and tools. For those already engaged in improvement, it offered opportunities to present their progress in sessions and at poster receptions. For all attendees, it created a space for learning about practices that resulted in measurable improvements and achieved ambitious goals for students.

2024 Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
March 24-27, 2024
Keynotes: Heather McGhee, Dr. Brandi Hinnant-Crawford, and Timothy Knowles 

2023 Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
April 23-25, 2023
Keynotes: Jorge A. Aguilar, Shirley Collado, Denise Forte, Anthony Romero and Timothy Knowles
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2022 Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
March 27–29, 2022
Keynotes: Russlynn Ali, Miguel Cardona, Christopher Emdin, Valerie Kinloch, Father Gregory Boyle, and Timothy Knowles

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2021 Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
April 19–28, 2021
Keynotes: Timothy Knowles, Anthony S. Bryk, Sonja Santelises, Robert H. Hughes, Anna Deavere Smith

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2020 Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
April 1–3, 2020
Keynotes: Anthony S. Bryk, John B. Diamond and Amanda E. Lewis, Francesca Gino

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2019 Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
April 16–18, 2019
Keynotes: Diane Tavenner, Nicholas Christakis, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Anthony Bryk

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2018 Summit program

2018 Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
April 3–5, 2018
Keynotes: Sonja Santelises, Dan Heath, Pedro A. Noguera, Anthony Bryk

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2017 Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
March 27–29, 2017
Keynotes: Becky Margiotta and Joe McCannon, Peter Senge, Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Anthony Bryk

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2016 Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
March 22–24, 2016
Keynotes: Alex Pentland, Hahrie Han, Bryan Stevenson, Anthony Bryk

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2015 Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
March 22–24, 2016
Keynotes: Don Berwick, Angela Duckworth, Marshall Ganz, Anthony Bryk

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2014 Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
March 10-12, 2014
Keynotes: Ted Mitchell, Hayagreeva “Huggy” Rao, Dan Heath, Clay Shirky, Anthony Bryk

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