After 24 years in the K-12 education space, Achieve has shut its doors. Read the statement from Michael Cohen, President of Achieve here.
Our website www.achieve.org will remain available through December 31, 2020.
Former Achieve science team members have founded the NextGenScience project at WestEd where they will continue working with educators and partners across the nation to improve the quality of science education. Please visit their website and @NextGenScience to learn more about their work. They will continue to serve as stewards of the NGSS, sharing resources with the field through the nextgenscience.org website, NGSSNow newsletter, and @OfficialNGS.
All students should graduate from high school ready for college, careers, and citizenship.


This session elevated steps state leaders have undertaken to catalyze on standards implementation as well as waiver related school intervention policies to further the college- and career- ready policy agenda, particularly in regard to standards, accountability and instructional improvement. Chris Cerf, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Education Terry Holliday, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education Scott Palmer, Partner and Founder, EducationCounsel, LLC Stefan Pryor, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Education Facilitator: Michael Cohen, President, Achieve The annual American Diploma Project (ADP) Network Leadership Team Meeting took place on September 13-14, 2012 in Alexandria, Virginia. The goal of the annual meeting was to give states a significant opportunity to address key challenges and opportunities associated with advancing and sustaining the college- and career-ready policy agenda. Participants had time to engage with national experts, learn from colleagues in other states, and meet in state teams to plan next steps in their ongoing efforts to advance the ADP policy goals. Some of the topics discussed included the economic and equity imperitatives of the college- and career-ready agenda, Common Core State Standards implementation, defining career readiness, K-12 and postsecondary alignment, competency-based education systems, college- and career-ready reporting and accountability, and transition to college- and career-ready assessments. More information is at http://www.achieve.org/adp-network-2012-leadership-team-meeting