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 how well the MCPS Frameworks and exams align with the state of Maryland’s academic standards, and, more broadly, how they compare with exemplary standards from other states and nations. (February 2003)
The College- and Career-Ready Agenda: Five Years Later
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the "Closing the Expectations Gap" report, which Achieve has conducted annually since 2005 when it first launched the American...