Achieve, Inc.
Closing the Expectations Gap 2008, February 2008
This survey updates the efforts of all 50 states to align their high school standards, graduation requirements, assessments, and accountability systems with the demands of college and careers.

Achieve, Inc.
Rising to the Challenge: Are High School Graduates Prepared for College and Work?, February 2005
In this survey, high school graduates (college bound and not), college professors and employers reported that high school graduates are not prepared for college or work, did not feel challenged in high school, and would have worked harder if more was expected of them. Achieve worked with Peter D. Hart Research Associates to poll 1,487 students, 300 college professors and 400 employers.

The Chronicle of Higher Education
Special Report: School and College, March 2006
In March 2006, The Chronicle of Higher Education released a special report on high schools and college. There are two companion surveys that find that professors believe college freshmen are not as prepared as their high school teachers say they are, particularly in writing and math. Conducted by Maguire Associates, a Boston-area research and consulting company, the surveyed comprised 9,000 teachers and 7,000 faculty members who were randomly selected, including 746 high school teachers and 1,098 college faculty. Interested readers need a subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education to view.

Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc.
State of Our Nation’s Youth 2005–2006, August 2005
This annual survey of 13–19 year-olds was conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. The 1,005 young people surveyed said they want to go to college, have more rigorous academics in high school and be given the opportunity to meet these challenges.

National Governors Association (NGA)
Redesigning the American High School: Rate Your Future, Spring 2005
NGA launched this survey of more than 10,000 teens ages 16 to 18 in winter and spring 2005. The responses are divided into high school students who intend to graduate and those who are not currently in high school or plan to leave early. The survey results provide insight into the experiences of high school students.