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Alliance for Decision Education Bolsters Its Board and Advisory Council with New Members
April 18, 2023The Alliance for Decision Education, a national nonprofit organization leading the movement to have decision-making skills taught in K-12 schools, today announced that it has expanded its distinguished group of Board and Advisory Council members.
The Decision Education K-12 Learning Standards: An Overview
March 27, 2023In collaboration with educators and researchers, we are excited to publish the first edition of the Decision Education K-12 Learning Standards. As we work to ensure that Decision Education is a part of every student’s learning experience, these Standards can provide a comprehensive framework for students to develop effective decision-making skills and dispositions from elementary school through high school.
Sponsorship Spotlight: First Round Capital
October 3, 2022The Alliance is thrilled to have the support of First Round Capital as a Presenting Sponsor of our Virtual Poker Tournament—our featured fundraiser this year. Our mission to empower K-12 students with essential decision-making skills and dispositions is undoubtedly strengthened by First Round’s generosity.
Can Forecasting Competitions Advance Decision Education?
August 23, 2022Will Top Gun: Maverick reach or exceed $45 million in revenue in its first weekend? Will Volodymyr Zelensky flee Ukraine or cease to be its president before May 25, 2022? What songs will rank highest on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May, 21 2022?
Teachers Leading the Way
August 15, 2022For years, in classrooms across the country, a handful of teachers have taught some decision-making skills to their students. The Alliance for Decision Education is working to spread that work to every U.S. school, so that all students benefit from learning the powerful and life-long skills necessary to make improved decisions.
Your Questions, Their Answers: An “Exclusive Conversation” with Daniel Kahneman and Annie Duke
May 10, 2022When we brought Annie and Danny together recently for a talk about all things decision-making and Danny’s new book, “Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment,” we knew interest would be high. We did not, however, expect the sheer number of questions this would...
Eight Top Takeaways from the book Superforecasting
March 3, 2022As a team, all of us at the Alliance read Superforecasting, the acclaimed book co-authored by our Advisory Council Member, Phil Tetlock, and Dan Garnder. If you don’t know the premise, it is about ordinary people challenged with trying to forecast...
Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler Joins Alliance Advisory Council
February 2, 2022The Alliance for Decision Education has added Nobel Prize Winner Richard Thaler to its growing list of distinguished leaders working to have decision-making skills taught to students K-12 in all U.S. schools. Thaler, the global best-selling author, and...