Achieve released this brief at the 25th anniversary of A Nation at Risk was released, highlighting the renewed momentum for improving student achievement, preparing high school graduates for success in college and careers, and keeping America competitive.

This report details state progress implementing the American Diploma Project policy agenda.

This policy brief informs leaders, particularly those who are implementing the ADP agenda in states, about the opportunities to align and coordinate strategies between ADP and the Perkins Act. It addresses the components of the new Perkins Act, discusses CTE more broadly in the context of the ADP agenda, and offers a number of complementary and mutually supportive strategies state ADP leadership teams could employ to implement the ADP agenda and the Perkins Act.

After conducting a thorough policy analysis, Achieve and Jobs for the Future suggested in this report to North Carolina ways it can create a more coherent, intentional, and aligned assessment and accountability system to improve both achievement and graduation rates for struggling and out-of-school students.

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, 2007 is the second annual report in this series.

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.

Closing the Expectations Gap 2006 results from Achieve's survey of all 50 states on a key subset of the policies from the 2005 National Education Summit action agenda.

This action agenda was prepared for the 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools. Its call for the readiness of our high school students for college, work and citizenship is ambitious, but the need for action had never been more clear or urgent. Governors and state leaders can use this agenda to move forward.

Achieve's review of graduation requirements in all 50 states and the District of Columbia compared to what students need to succeed in college or the workplace.

Three Paths, One Destination: Standards-Based Reform in Maryland, Massachusetts and Texas creates a picture of standards-based reform that can inform other states as they make the tough choices necessary over to raise standards and achievement.