Accountability

About Measures that Matter

Measures that Matter was a joint effort by Achieve and The Education Trust to provide strategic and technical assistance to states in creating college- and career-ready assessment and accountability systems that ensure that all students graduate...

Creating a World-Class Education System in Ohio

Creating a World-Class Education System in Ohio is intended for Ohio policymakers and all other stakeholders interested in moving Ohio’s K-12 system to world-class levels. The report was commissioned by Achieve with its fact base, international...
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Standards, Accountability, and Instructional Improvement

This session elevated steps state leaders have undertaken to catalyze on standards implementation as well as waiver related school intervention policies to further the college- and career- ready policy agenda, particularly in regard to standards,...
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States Leading the Way: New Accountability Models & ESEA Reauthorization

In the absence of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), states are gathering momentum as they revamp state accountability systems to value and promote college and career readiness for all students. Rather than...
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Transitioning to College and Career Ready Standards and Aligned Assessments

This session recorded in 2012 highlighted actionable strategies and lessons learned from leading chief state school officers who have taken steps to transition to college- and career- ready standards and aligned assessments as part of their broader...

Transforming Statewide High School Assessment Systems: A Guide for State Policymakers

Measures that Matter was a joint effort by Achieve and The Education Trust to provide strategic and technical assistance to states in creating college- and career-ready assessment and accountability systems that ensure that all students graduate...

Identifying Potential Dropouts: Key Lessons for Building an Early Warning Data System

Measures that Matter is a joint effort by Achieve and The Education Trust to provide strategic and technical assistance to states in creating college- and career-ready assessment and accountability systems that ensure that all students graduate from...

Work Readiness Certification and Industry Credentials: What Do State High School Policy Makers Need To Know?

Measures that Matter is a joint effort by Achieve and The Education Trust to provide strategic and technical assistance to states in creating college- and career-ready assessment and accountability systems that ensure that all students graduate from...

Closing the Expectations Gap 2013

With all 50 states and the District of Columbia having adopted college- and career-ready standards in English and mathematics, Achieve's eighth annual "Closing the Expectations Gap" report shows how all states are aligning those standards with...

Taking Root Sustainability Audit

Over the past few years, a majority of states have made college and career readiness a top policy priority. In that time, states have made real progress enacting ambitious policies, such as raising standards and graduation requirements in high...

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