Each year, Achieve releases a 50-state progress report on the alignment of high school policies with the demands of college and careers. Closing the Expectations Gap, 2011 is the sixth annual report in this series. The report details state progress...
Achieve's "On the Road to Implementation: Achieving the Promise of the Common Core State Standards" seeks to identify the key areas that state policymakers will need to consider to implement the new standards with fidelity.
In 1983, A Nation at Risk sounded the alarm about the state of education in the United States and our future ability to compete on the world stage. Declining SAT scores and poor student performance on international comparisons reinforced an already...
In March 1999, Achieve conducted a review of Ohio's school improvement efforts to provide the newly elected governor, new state superintendent, business leaders and other policymakers with a candid review of state education reform strengths and...
This report presents the results of Achieve’s in-depth evaluation of the quality, rigor and alignment of New Jersey’s standards and assessments in language arts literacy and mathematics. In particular, it provides New Jersey policymakers with...
In 1999, Achieve organized an external review of Illinois' state education policies designed to complement an extensive, in-depth benchmarking analysis of the state's academic standards and assessments completed by Achieve earlier in the year. The...
At the request of the Texas commissioner of education, Achieve performed an external review of the Lone Star State's education reforms. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) sponsored the subsequent policy review. Aiming Higher focuses on the state's...
The success of standards-based education systems depends on two elements: strong standards, and assessments that measure what the standards expect. States that have or adopt test-based accountability programs claim that their tests are aligned to...
In 2001, Achieve responded to a request from the state superintendent for an external review of Maryland's education reform efforts. This report focused on the state's role in four key areas: setting and measuring higher standards; holding districts...
In 2001, at the request of the Massachusetts Department of Education, Achieve conducted an evaluation of the state's K–12 mathematics standards and grade 10 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests in English language arts and math...
