It May Be Time to Retire the Carnegie Unit. Are There Better Measures of Learning?
For more than a century, the American high school has been shaped by the Carnegie unit. Well, Tim Knowles, the … Read more
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Not Your Grandfather’s Carnegie – with Dr. Timothy Knowles, President, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, & Dr. Shirley M. Collado, President & CEO, College Track (Podcast)
It’s YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, brought to YOU by Jenzabar’s Annual Meeting (JAM 2024), YOUR guests are Dr. Timothy … Read more
The Next Update of the Carnegie Classification Will Be Its Biggest Yet
The next Carnegie classifications of colleges, due in the spring of 2025, will label colleges by whether they’re low or … Read more
From CZI to Carnegie: A Leader in Education Philanthropy Talks About Her New Role
In January, Brooke Stafford-Brizard was named vice president for innovation and impact at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. … Read more
In the US, an Assessment Revolution is Coming
There’s a saying in education circles: ‘we treasure what we measure’. A new partnership in the US is testing the … Read more
Sneakers, Signals, and Systems: A New Era in Education
There’s something in the water at education conferences — sneakers have become the new conference dress code. This shift toward … Read more
The Power of Educator EQ
Regardless of how it occurs—in a classroom, individually through reading or listening, or on Zoom—learning is a social process. It … Read more
Rethinking Higher Education Classifications For Today’s Institutions
My 16-year-old son has a piece of paper, thumbtacked to his bedroom wall: a list of about 30 colleges and … Read more
The Way We Assess What Kids Are Learning Is Starting to Change
America’s K-12 education system often gets a bad rap. It is obsessed with standardized tests and accountability. Those tests mean … Read more
Project to Transform the Carnegie Unit Gets New Leader
A new director has been named for the effort to replace the Carnegie Unit — the more than century-old approach … Read more
