Achieve's College and Career Readiness Quiz

Not quite. A whopping 83% of recent grads who took lower-level mathematics courses than Algebra II had to take remedial mathematics when they got to college. See more of what students had to say in our Rising to the Challenge survey results.

Not quite. When the ADP network, which was established to help states work together to make college and career readiness a priority, was launched in 2005, just Arkansas and Texas had statewide CCR graduation requirements. You can read more about the current status of graduation requirements across the country in our 2014 Closing the Expectations Gap report.

Not quite. While most were satisfied with students’ computer and technology skills, more than 75% of college faculty were displeased with their students’ critical thinking, written communication, and work and study habits. Check out faculty and employers’ full impression of recent high school grads here.

Sorry! Across both consortia, no student was denied graduation / a diploma based on his or her PARCC or Smarter Balanced scores.  For more details, see page 25 of our 2014 Closing the Expectations Gap report.

Nope. 61% of employers reported that their newly-hired high school grads had to get additional training or education to make up for gaps in their preparation – up from 42% in 2004. See everything employers and college faculty had to say in our 2015 survey results.

Not quite – unfortunately, many students to not have equal access to CCR courses. Just 63% of high schools offer physics courses. For more stats on course availability, see page 13 of our 2014 Closing the Expectations Gap report.

Correct! The development of the Common Core State Standards was a state-driven process, led by governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states through their membership organizations (the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers). For the full background on how the Common Core came to be, check out this website.

Incorrect. Approximately eight out of ten college faculty members are dissatisfied with their students’ preparation for success in college. For more, see what employers and college faculty had to say in our 2015 survey.