Career Readiness

States across the nation are turning their aspirations for college and career readiness for all students into action. They are moving beyond policy and practice centered on a floor — aiming for students to attain minimal proficiency on basic...

This state policy framework, focused on graduation requirements, assessment, and accountability, is designed to assist states in building a policy structure that contributes to statewide adoption and implementation of competency-based pathways (CBP...

As states adopt and implement bold education reforms intended to dramatically increase a student’s likelihood of graduating from high school prepared for college and career, there is a strong sense among many states that reporting the right data to...

In 2015, Achieve partnered with the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) to convene state leaders to discuss the intersections between CBP and career and technical education (CTE) systems. This...