Assessments

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...

Each year, on the anniversary of the 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools, 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, 2010 is...

At the request of the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning, Achieve reviewed school improvement efforts in Minnesota from two perspectives. First, Achieve and the Council for Basic Education (CBE) jointly reviewed the state's...

In 2001, leaders in three states — Maryland, Massachusetts and Texas — asked Achieve to conduct independent reviews of their policies and practices around standards, assessment, accountability, teaching quality and public engagement. The opportunity...

In 2002, OBEC, the Oklahoma Department of Education, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Governor's Office asked Achieve to study Oklahoma's policies and practices related to school improvement efforts. Aiming Higher analyzed the...

At the request of Superintendent Jerry Weast, Achieve conducted an evaluation of the Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS’) K–12 Curriculum Frameworks and high school semester exams in English and mathematics. The review was designed to determine...

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...