Education Archives - Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/tag/education/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:09:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Degrees of Opportunity: Rethinking Value in Higher Ed https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/degree-of-opportunity-rethinking-value-in-higher-ed/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:00:46 +0000 https://carnegie25live.wpenginepowered.com/?p=702 Colleges and universities are doing a better job lately explaining the value of their degrees, and increasingly they’re getting important ... Read more

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Colleges and universities are doing a better job lately explaining the value of their degrees, and increasingly they’re getting important help in making that case.

The challenge has been that while on average, a bachelor’s degree is worth more than $1.2 million in lifetime earnings, the value for any individual graduate depends on multiple factors, including majors, where a person lives, and the cost of those degrees.

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Video: Reimagining Educational Assessments with Timothy Knowles and Amit Sevak https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/video-reimagining-educational-assessments-with-timothy-knowles-and-amit-sevak/ Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:00:12 +0000 https://carnegie25live.wpenginepowered.com/?p=1064 Timothy Knowles (President, Carnegie Foundation) and Amit Sevak (CEO, ETS) explore designing, piloting, and distributing a new suite of tools that measure ... Read more

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Timothy Knowles (President, Carnegie Foundation) and Amit Sevak (CEO, ETS) explore designing, piloting, and distributing a new suite of tools that measure the affective, behavioral, and cognitive skills necessary for success in the 21st century.

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