The Carnegie Center for Teaching and Learning

Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 and chartered in 1906 by an act of Congress, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center with a primary mission "to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession of the teacher and the cause of higher education." A private operating foundation that does not award grants, Carnegie is located in Stanford, California.

The improvement of teaching and learning is central to all of the work of Carnegie. The Foundation seeks to be both an inspiration and catalyst as we work on issues across regions, disciplines and levels of the education system from kindergarten through the level of doctoral education.