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    Winners Announced for the Decision Education Research Scholarship Award

    The Alliance for Decision Education is pleased to announce the selection of five papers to win this year’s Decision Education Research Scholarship Award.

  • Student Forecasting Tournament Wrap-up

    This spring, the Alliance for Decision Education hosted the 2024 Student Forecasting Tournament to improve students’ decision-making skills. We teamed up with Cultivate Labs—a leading developer of forecasting solutions for private sector organizations, governments, and research institutions around the world—to offer this exciting, gamified learning opportunity for students. 

  • Livonia incubator class prepares high schoolers for career and college decision-making

    The Alliance was featured in an article by the Livingston County News, a local paper for the Livingston County and the Western Finger Lakes regions of New York, highlighting our Incubator Initiative

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    Thinking Probabilistically in the Classroom

    The Alliance Research Team's article, "Thinking Probabilistically in the Classroom" explores ways Decision Education's learning domain, Thinking Probabilistically, can be taught in schools. Read the full article, originally published in Elements Ed Issue 02 in 2024.

  • Learning From the Field: Updates From a Decision Education Incubator School

    Learn about how educators from one of our Decision Education Incubator schools are teaching their students about decision-making.

  • Livonia Sophomores Learning About Making Decisions

    WHEC News10NBC in Rochester profiles the Alliance and one of our Incubator schools, Livonia High School.

  • Parenting and Decision Education: Everyday Decisions

    Parenting and Decision Education: Everyday Decisions

    Discover how Alliance staff using their knowledge of decision-making to turn everyday decisions into lessons about Decision Education.

  • Parenting and Decision Education: Big Decisions

    Alliance staff members share their stories of how they used the weight-and-rate tool to make decisions as a family.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Recognized as One of The NonProfit Times’ Best Nonprofits to Work For

    The Alliance announces that it has been recently named one of the 2024 Best Nonprofits to Work For by the The NonProfit Times.

  • Enhancing Decision-Making by Shifting Our Perspective on Self

    Alliance Co-Founder Eric Brooks shares his strategy of mentally separating past and present selves to improve his overall decision-making.

  • 2024 Decision Education Incubator Retreat

    Teachers from across the country gathered at the 2024 Decision Education Incubator Network Retreat to talk about grade-level initiatives designed to bring Decision Education and media literacy into their schools.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Secures $12.5M in Funding to Expand Decision Education Research

    The Alliance announces a major philanthropic investment to advance research on Decision Education.

  • Decision Education Teacher Fellows Joanne Calder, Cassandra Ogbevire, Mary Messer share stories from their own experiences embedding Decision Education concepts into instruction.

    Why Teachers Believe in Decision Education

    Hear from three of our Decision Education Teacher Fellows on why they believe in the importance of bringing Decision Education to their students.

  • A Decision-Making Process

    Some decisions, like dinner choices, need little thought. But for matters impacting health, family, career, or society, a structured decision process is crucial. Learn the eight steps to enhance decision-making in your life.

  • Looking Ahead to 2024

    In 2024, we're building a national movement for Decision Education in K-12 by establishing our public policy, expanding our research efforts, and engaging the workforce to support our mission. Join us in shaping a future where Decision Education is a fundamental part of every student's learning experience!

  • Conference Roundup

    Staff from the Alliance attended several conferences to expand its reach, connecting with educators, policymakers, and media literacy leaders to empower students for the future.

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