Each year, on the anniversary of the 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools, Achieve releases an annual 50-state progress report on the alignment of high school policies with the demands of college and careers. Closing the Expectations Gap, 2011 (published February 2011) is the sixth annual report in this series. The report details state progress implementing the American Diploma Project policy agenda that advocates states to: 

• Align high school standards and assessments with the knowledge and skills required for success after high school.
• Require all high school graduates to complete a college- and career-ready curriculum so that earning a diploma assures a student is prepared for opportunities after high school.
• Build assessments into the statewide system that measure students’ readiness for college and careers.
• Develop an accountability system that promotes college and career readiness.