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Since the  \nglobal pandemic, chronic absenteeism has soared;  \nstudent disengagement has accelerated; and educator burnout has reached crisis levels.3  \nThis is not a moment for incremental change –  \nit is a moment for transformation.  \nTransformation will not result from innovations and interventions at the edges of  \nour education system, but instead, it will require direct and bold interrogation of the  \nstructures and standards that lock our system in the past and prevent our schools  \nfrom preparing young people for today’s world. Thus, the time has come to move  \nbeyond the “Carnegie Unit” or “credit hour” and its century-old grip on American  \neducation.4 The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Carnegie)  \nis committed to replacing seat time with demonstrated learning, isolated classrooms  \nwith interconnected ones, and narrow academic measures with comprehensive  \npreparation for life and work. The question is not whether change is needed, but  \nwhether we will act with the urgency that the moment demands.  \nThe window is open. Across the nation, thousands of communities have created  \n“portraits of a graduate” focused on the knowledge and skills necessary for success in  \nschool, work and life. States have started to make important policy shifts: reimagining  \nthe high school diploma, creating new opportunities for students to earn meaningful  \ncredentials before they graduate, and ensuring competency (not time) is the primary  \ncurrency of learning. Critically, there are hundreds of extraordinary schools – in rural,  \nurban and suburban communities across the nation – that illuminate what the future of  \nhigh school can be.  \nCARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENDA FOR HIGH SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION  4   \nFOREWORD  \nCertainly, this window of opportunity is shaped and influenced by countless determined educators and visionary leaders who have come before us. However, we must be clear-eyed about the long history of promising innovations that have struggled to endure within a system designed for a different time.5 While examples of elegant efforts to reimagine high school span the century, the reality is that our best efforts have not taken root, sustained, or scaled.  \nThis time, our approach must be different. The stakes are as high as they have ever been – for young people, the economy, democracy and our social fabric.  \nCARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENDA FOR HIGH SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION  5   \nA VISION FOR TRANSFORMATION  \nIn collaboration with XQ Institute6 and partners from across the nation, we are committed to building a new architecture","cbCaiosiHtQxItHR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiosiHtQxItHR","pdf",5768329,25,"English","# Contents\n## Foreword\n## A Vision for Transformation\n## A Research and Development Agenda\n## Two Essential Foundations\n## R&D Priorities for Action\n## Mobilizing Collective Action: A Multisector Imperative\n## The Moment Is Now\n## Endnotes\n## Acknowledgments","[{\"question\":\"Why does the document call for high school transformation now?\",\"answer\":\"It highlights that education structures are outdated for an AI-driven economy, while employers lack visible skills aligned with diplomas, college enrollment is declining, and the pandemic has increased absenteeism, disengagement, and educator burnout.\"},{\"question\":\"What major shift does the agenda promote for learning measurement?\",\"answer\":\"It calls for moving beyond seat time to demonstrated learning, replacing “Carnegie Unit” time-based structures with competency-focused systems tied to what students know and can do.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the vision describe redesigned learning experiences and engagement?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes new learning experiences grounded in the science of learning, ensuring teaching and learning are reliably engaging, rigorous, and experiential, including real-world problem-solving across classrooms and communities.\"}]","A NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION - A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENDA FOR HIGH SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION | PDF",1792046178,63,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":100},[101,105,109,113,118,123,127,130,135,138,142],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":119,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":126},"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":86,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":128,"slug":129},30,"research-report",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":133,"slug":134},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":133,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":136,"show_sort_weight":133,"slug":137},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":139,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":140,"show_sort_weight":139,"slug":141},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":143,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":144,"show_sort_weight":114,"slug":145},19,"General","general"]