Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
For Carnegie Units Update
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Amount$460,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/12/2012
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Term14.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The Carnegie Unit was developed in 1906 to define the minimum number of hours required for high school courses. Since its wide adoption, it has served as the standard for measuring student progress toward high school graduation and through college. The Carnegie Foundation (owner of the Carnegie Unit) proposes to revisit the standard to study the feasibility and appropriateness of creating a "Carnegie 2.0" that measures student learning with a competency metric rather than time. The study would examine new and developing measures, identify criteria for a redesigned Carnegie Unit, and create an outreach plan to build support for what might be considered a revolutionary change. The work would include establishing an advisory group of experts to inform research and build a network of interested parties, culminating in a published report with recommendations for next steps.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.carnegiefoundation.org/index.htm
Address
51 Vista Lane, Stanford, CA, 94305-8703, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for sponsorship of the Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching hosts the annual Summit on Improvement in Education, which brings together a diverse and vibrant community of educators, researchers, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and policymakers dedicated to accelerating improvement in education. The summit gives attendees the opportunity to attend breakout sessions and build their networks. The sponsorship will support this national education summit. (Substrategy: District Deep Dives and Networks)
for support of a network of school systems focused on moving beyond the Carnegie Unit
The mission of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is to catalyze transformational change in education so that every student has the opportunity to live a healthy, dignified, and fulfilling life. The foundation seeks to solve inequities in educational outcomes by focusing on problems that affect numerous students, testing innovations on the ground, and communicating with network members to make improvements and create new knowledge. This grant will support a network of school districts that will examine how flexibility from the Carnegie Unit can be used to strengthen student learning, experiences, and outcomes. (Substrategy: District Deep Dives and Networks)
for sponsorship of the Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching hosts the annual Summit on Improvement in Education, which brings together a diverse and vibrant community of educators, researchers, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and policymakers dedicated to accelerating improvement in education. The summit gives attendees the opportunity to attend breakout sessions and build their networks. The sponsorship will support this national education summit. (Substrategy: District Deep Dives and Networks)
