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  • A Pivotal Moment for Decision Education: Equipping Young People for a World That Won’t Slow Down

    At the Alliance for Decision Education, we’ve spent more than a decade building a movement around a clear and urgent vision: a world where every student learns the skills and dispositions needed to make better decisions and shape their own future. This year, we will build on that meaningful momentum.

  • 49 predictions about edtech, innovation, and–yes–AI in 2026

    In a recent piece by eSchool News, Alliance Executive Director David Samuelson, alongside other K-12 industry experts, stakeholders, and educators, shared insights about what 2026 will bring for education.

  • Global Challenges, Local Solutions: the Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists

    At the Alliance for Decision Education, we believe that empowering students with decision-making skills is a universal need—but the path to achieving this goal looks different in every country. That's why we're launching this blog series to spotlight our international organizational partners and learn from their experiences on the ground.

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    From Advocacy to AI: Exploring Decision-Making in Modern Careers

    Hear from Ayisha Irfan, Lead for Product Strategy, Strategic Response and Emerging Regulation at Google, on the critical decision skills needed for modern careers in technology.

  • Global Challenges, Local Solutions: Crée ton Avenir

    At the Alliance for Decision Education, we believe that empowering students with decision-making skills is a universal need—but the path to achieving this goal looks different in every country. That's why we're launching this blog series to spotlight our international organizational partners and learn from their experiences on the ground.

  • New Report Highlights Decision Skills as Essential to Career Success and Economic Mobility in AI-Enabled Workforce

    A new report released by the Burning Glass Institute, in collaboration with the Alliance for Decision Education, shows that decision-making is one of the most sought-after and economically valuable skill sets in today’s labor market.

  • How and Why to Advocate for Decision Education in Your School District

    We’re building a movement at the Alliance. Together, we can work to bring Decision Education into every classroom.

  • Effective School Phone Policies Can Reshape School Culture

    In an op-ed for SmartBrief, Alliance Senior Teaching Fellow Jennifer Cerny shares how she used a structured decision-making process and other Decision Education concepts to walk students and administrators through building a school cell phone policy.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Funds $1M in Groundbreaking Research to Advance the Field of Decision Education

    The Alliance for Decision Education is proud to provide a total of $1 million in funding to studies that fill critical research gaps to strengthen the evidence base for the field of Decision Education.

  • The Alliance for Decision Education Names David Samuelson as Executive Director

    The Alliance for Decision Education is pleased to announce David Samuelson as our new Executive Director

  • Kansas City Public Schools to Launch District-wide College and Career Decision Program

    The Alliance's efforts in Kansas City were highlighted in a news segment produced by KSHB 41 NBC.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Welcomes Howard Marks to Board of Directors

    The Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of Howard Marks, co-chairman and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, to its Board of Directors.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Secures Kauffman Foundation Grant to Expand College and Career Incubator Program in Kansas City Public Schools

    The Alliance has secured a Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Capacity Building Grant to expand its College & Career Decision-Making Incubator program within Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS).

  • Informing Education Policy Through Legislative Advocacy

    Olga Polites, New Jersey Chapter Leader for Media Literacy Now, discusses why Media literacy and Decision Education give students the skills to think critically in today’s digital world.

  • Forecasting the Future 2025: What Students Learned about Decision-making

    This past spring, the Alliance for Decision Education offered students the opportunity to sharpen their decision-making skills by hosting Forecasting the Future 2025—our free online, interactive forecasting tournament for middle and high school students.

  • Cultivating Confident Decision-Makers in STEM ft. Ramin Mohajer and Alison Stumacher

    In a Vivify STEM podcast, Ramin Mohajer and Alison Stumacher discuss how building decision-making skills in STEM helps students become capable, thoughtful problem-solvers.

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