Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an organization that seeks to promote the cause of education and the dignity of the teaching profession. It conducts research and presents reports on problems and issues in education. Its studies have had much influence on all levels of education in America.
The American industrialist Andrew Carnegie established the foundation in 1905 with an endowment of $15 million. With the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation established the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association in 1918. Headquarters are in Stanford, California.
