Accountability

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...

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...

Each year, on the anniversary of the 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools, Achieve releases an annual 50-state progress report on the alignment of high school policies with the demands of college and careers. Closing the Expectations Gap,...

Policymakers and educators around the nation are wrestling with an important challenge – how to raise expectations for high school achievement, while increasing relevance and engagement in learning to keep students in school. Career and technical...

After conducting a thorough policy analysis, Achieve and Jobs for the Future suggested in this report to North Carolina ways it can create a more coherent, intentional, and aligned assessment and accountability system to improve both achievement and...

Each year, on the anniversary of the 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools, Achieve releases an annual 50-state progress report on the alignment of high school policies with the demands of college and careers. Closing the Expectations Gap,...

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...

Closing the Expectations Gap 2006: An Annual 50-State Progress Report on the Alignment of High School Policies with the Demands of College and Work. Results from Achieve's survey of all 50 states on a key subset of the policies from the 2005...