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Keep track of trends in Decision Education and recent work at the Alliance.

Latest Posts

  • Researcher Feature: Dr. Brittany Shoots-Reinhard, Ohio State University

    We spoke with Dr. Brittany Shoots-Reinhard from Ohio State University about her research on decision-making and Decision Education.

  • How Olympic Judging Can Teach Us How to Examine Data

    We examine potential bias in Olympic judging to illustrate why understanding data accurately is crucial for sound decision-making.

  • Interview With Robin Gregory and Brooke Moore, Co-Authors of “Sorting It Out: Supporting Teenage Decision Making”

    In "Sorting It Out: Supporting Teenage Decision Making," authors Robin Gregory and Brooke Moore offer practical strategies from decision science to aid teenagers in developing critical decision-making skills.

  • From Our Learning Sessions: Applications for Thinking Probabilistically

    See the slide deck from a recent learning session where Alliance staff explored practical ways to apply the Decision Education domain, Thinking Probabilistically, into their daily work and lives.

  • Decision Education Field Building in Action: Supporting the ODE.systems Decision-Making App

    The Alliance for Decision Education supports innovative Decision Education approaches through small grants. ODE.systems, a German recipient, empowers youth decision-making and well-being with its "Hero in the Pocket" app.

  • How Do Mindfulness and Decision Fitness Impact Decision-making?

    By integrating mindfulness into our daily lives, we can improve our decision fitness and enhance our capacity to make better decisions.

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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.

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