Montclair Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Penny MacCormack said the Common Core State Standards could help usher new energy into classrooms that will better prepare students for college, and she urged students, teachers and parents to look at the...

Laura Moore, director of innovation at the State Collaboration on Reforming Education (SCORE), a nonprofit organization that supports Tennessee's work to prepare students for college and the workforce, writes in the Memphis Commercial Appeal that "...

In a series of stories this week and throughout December, the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and StateImpact Florida explore the growing need for remedial education among Florida’s high school graduates and older students. They try to...

Illinois’ goal is to have 60 percent of its students earn postsecondary degrees by 2025, more than twice the number that have degrees today, according to an Rockford Registered Star editorial.

In Education Week Colorado , Denver South High School math teacher Megan Lawson notes that the Common Core State Standards can help teachers focus on strategies that work. She writes, "The Commn Core State Standards have helped us to clarify and...

William H. Schmidt, University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University, writes in The Huffington Post , "The new Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (CCSSM) represent a major change in the way U.S. schools teach mathematics." He...

It is increasingly common to hear policymakers, education leaders, and the media refer to "middle skills" jobs, the "skills mismatch," and "career pathways," as we strive to ensure our education system is aligned with our workforce needs. To unpack...

SHRM-Achieve Joint Survey: Higher Education Levels Will Be Required For Most of Tomorrow's Jobs Alexandria, Va. – October 3, 2012 – A new joint survey from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Achieve shows that technical and...

Achieve Receives New Grant from GE Foundation to Strengthen Focus on Common Core Implementation Efforts Grant to focus on implementation of new education standards in English language arts/literacy, mathematics, and science WASHINGTON – August 1,...

NEWS STATEMENT Contact: Chad Colby (202) 419-1570, ccolby@achieve.org New Report Urges Education Leaders to Engage CTE Community in Common Core State Standards Implementation Washington, D.C. – May 24, 2012 – Achieve today released a report laying...