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  • The Hidden Curriculum Gap

    In a new op-ed for eSchool News, Dr. KC Curberson-Alvarado, founder of H3 Solutions Group and an Alliance for Decision Education Policymaker Fellow, explains why decision-making skills are essential for students’ future success.

  • How to prevent AI from teaching students not to think

    In a op-ed for District Administration, Ayisha Irfan, founder and CEO of Augmented Intelligence Advisory and a member of our Workforce Council, explores how Decision Education can help bridge the gap between classroom technology and real-world judgment.

  • Coffee with a Geek with Tola Atewologun

    Alliance Senior Teaching Fellow Tola Atewologun joined the Coffee with a Geek podcast to discuss how Decision Education bridges the gap between practical financial literacy and deep critical thinking.

  • Career readiness starts with a critical, undertaught skill: Decision Education

    In an op-ed on eSchoolNews, Mary Call Blanusa, Director for Public Policy and Partnerships at the Alliance highlights how Decision Education is key to career readiness.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Receives Grant to Advance Decision Education in K-12 Classrooms

    The Alliance for Decision Education has received a grant from the John Templeton Foundation to embed decision-making into core instruction and build resources to scale Decision Education nationwide.

  • Gallatin High Becomes National Showcase for Decision Education Fellowship

    In a feature on Gallatin High School, the Alliance showcases how Decision Education is preparing students for real-world careers.

  • IUP, Franklin Regional to assess video game English curriculum to improve students’ decision-making skills

    In a TribLive article, Alliance research grant recipient Mike Sell highlights how IUP and Franklin Regional use a video game-based curriculum to build students’ decision-making skills.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Launches Policymaker Fellowship to Expand Decision Education Nationwide

    The Alliance for Decision Education is excited to launch of its Policymaker Fellowship, a new initiative designed to equip influential state and district leaders from across the political spectrum with the knowledge, tools, and support needed to bring Decision Education to classrooms across the country.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Appoints Microsoft Chief Scientific Officer Eric Horvitz to Board of Directors

    The Alliance for Decision Education is excited to announce the appointment of Eric Horvitz, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Microsoft, to its Board of Directors.

  • Spaces4Learning Trends & Predictions for Educational Facilities in 2026: Part I

    In an op-ed on Spaces4Learning, Alliance for Decision Education Executive Director David Samuelson shares his thoughts on what’s in store for 2026, emphasizing how an AI-enabled world and evolving workforce demands make it essential for students to develop the durable skills emphasized through Decision Education.

  • How Is AI Disrupting Education and Workforce Development Philanthropy?

    In a piece from Inside Philanthropy, Alliance for Decision Education Executive Director David Samuelson highlights how changing workforce trends means there should be an even bigger emphasis on the important, durable skills emphasized through Decision Education. 

  • Alliance for Decision Education Receives Carnegie Corporation Grant to Expand Media Literacy Incubator

    The Alliance for Decision Education has received a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to scale its Media Literacy Incubator, bringing media literacy and decision-making instruction to thousands of middle and high school students nationwide.

  • Decision Education: A new approach to driving STEM workforce readiness

    In an op-ed on eSchoolNews, Mary Call Blanusa, Director for Public Policy and Partnerships at the Alliance highlights how Decision Education can be a pathway for students to engage with many of the core skills that STEM requires.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Announces Forecasting the Future 2025 Tournament

    The Alliance for Decision Education is hosting Forecasting the Future 2025, a free, online tournament designed to help middle and high school students sharpen their decision-making skills by forecasting outcomes of current real-world events.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Launches Season 5 of The Decision Education Podcast

    The Alliance has launched Season 5 of its popular podcast, featuring top entrepreneurs, leading academics, and industry trailblazers.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Announces Workforce Council

    The Alliance for Decision Education today announced its Workforce Council, a network of professionals and organizations dedicated to Decision Education.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Expands Its Ambassador Council

    The Alliance for Decision Education today announced that it will begin accepting Letters of Inquiry from researchers to apply for funding through its inaugural Alliance for Decision Education Research Grant.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Announces Grant to Advance Decision-Making Research

    The Alliance for Decision Education today announced that it will begin accepting Letters of Inquiry from researchers to apply for funding through its inaugural Alliance for Decision Education Research Grant.

  • 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

  • Livonia Sophomores Learning About Making Decisions

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Introduces Second Decision Education Incubator: Exploring Decision-Making Through Media Literacy

    The Alliance announces its latest initiative focused on the interconnectedness of media literacy and Decision Education.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Expands its Teacher Fellowship Program with Selection of 2023–2024 Teacher Fellows

    The Alliance for Decision Education, a national nonprofit organization leading the movement to have decision-making [...]

  • Alliance for Decision Education Launches Season 4 of “The Decision Education Podcast”

    The Alliance for Decision Education today announced the launch of Season 4 of its popular podcast, “The Decision Education Podcast.” Hosted by author, speaker, and Alliance co-founder, Annie Duke, the podcast brings together visionaries, scholars, and other decision-making experts from various fields to share insights on improving decision-making in all aspects of life.  

  • Alliance for Decision Education Celebrates Student Researchers for Their Work in Decision Education

    The Alliance for Decision Education today announced the celebration and forum held on May 16 for the sixteen graduate student recipients of the Decision Education Research Scholarship Award. Over the course of eight months, graduate students from universities worldwide submitted research papers that demonstrated insight and innovation in the field of Decision Education.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Bolsters Its Board and Advisory Council with New Members

    The 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 Alliance for Decision Education Publishes the Inaugural Decision Education Research Agenda

    The Research Agenda is an important step in building a base of evidence and knowledge for the field of Decision Education.

  • Alliance for Decision Education Unveils First K-12 Learning Standards for Decision Education

    The standards offer a framework for what K-12 students should know and be able to do, with respect to learning how to be effective decision makers.

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