Strategic Plan

In our commitment to large-scale impact, the Alliance for Decision Education is building a national movement to establish and integrate Decision Education into the K-12 systems of all 50 states.

To achieve this, the Alliance will act as a Field Builder (and catalyst) to align organizations and individuals toward this common goal. A field is a community of organizations and individuals who work together towards a common goal and use a set of common approaches to achieve that goal. Field members can include K-12 educators, education leaders, parents, funders, business leaders, researchers, advocacy organizations, policymakers, etc.

The social change on the scale we envision requires strategic planning, powerful partnerships, and excellence in execution.

Decisions impact every aspect of a student’s life. Through Decision Education, students develop sound judgment, agency, empathy, and probabilistic thinking, and learn how to recognize and resist cognitive biases. Students are able to make better decisions, become positive change agents, experience individual growth, and be engaged citizens. The impact is exponential.

We are backed by experts in decision sciences and a broad range of other fields—including several Nobel laureates, educators, business professionals, and more. Learn more about the luminaries who make up our board and councils.

Decision-making skills are among the most in-demand abilities across the workforce, essential for navigating complexity and advancing careers in an evolving economy. Learn more in the groundbreaking report by the Burning Glass Institute.

60+ years of research has shown the importance of Decision Education. We are continuing to build upon that research base by supporting researchers examining aspects of K-12 student decision-making, distributing findings, and examining and organizing field evidence.