In summer and fall of 1999, at the request of the State Department of Education, Achieve evaluated the quality, rigor and alignment of Oregon's standards and assessments in English and math.

At the request of the governor, state superintendent of education and commissioner for higher education, Achieve conducted an evaluation for the state of Indiana in 1999.

Achieve conducted a review of Ohio's school improvement efforts to provide policymakers with a candid review of state education reform strengths and weaknesses and recommended next steps.