Postsecondary Alignment

Ready or Not is the culminating report of the original American Diploma Project (ADP), a multi-year research project that led to the development of the ADP Benchmarks, end-of-high school expectations in mathematics and English Language Arts. Based...

This data profile provides an important perspective on how well the nation is doing in preparing young people for college and work by comparing the progress of students across the country with that of students in top-performing states. Note that...

High school graduates reflect on the quality of their high school education. Slide Deck

Governors and state leaders can use this agenda to move forward. The summit was sponsored by Achieve, Inc., and National Governors Association in partnership with Business Roundtable, the Education Commission of the States and the Hunt Institute.

This paper, Measuring What Matters: Creating a Longitudinal Data System To Improve Student Achievement, pinpoints ten essential elements and policy actions to help state leaders improve the collection, availability and use of high-quality education...

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...

Since 2004, Achieve has worked with the Transition Mathematics Project (TMP), a collaborative project of K-12 schools, community and technical colleges, and baccalaureate institutions within the state of Washington, as it developed mathematics...

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...

This Achieve report examines what admissions and placement tests measure with recommendations for K-12 and higher education policymakers.