Achieve, Inc..ppt

Achieve, Inc. Created in 1996 by governors and concerned CEOs Bipartisan, independent, non-profit Work with states to improve the quality of standards, tests and accountability systems Organized 1999, 2001, and 2005 National Education Summits Achieve’s purpose is to: Prepare all young people for postsecondary education, work and citizenship by raising academic standards and achievement in Americas schools. Achieve’s work: help states benchmark their standards, assessments and accountability systems against the best in the country and the world build partnerships that allow states to work together to improve teaching and learning and raise student achievement provide sustained public leadership and advocacy for the movement to raise standards and improve student performance American Diploma Project How well prepared are our students for the world after high school? What does it take to be prepared for postsecondary education and work? What do we expect of our high school graduates? What will it take to close the expectations gap? American Diploma Project How well prepared are our students? U.S. high school graduation rates have dropped over past 20 years High school graduation rate: United States trails most countries Too many U.S. students drop out of the education pipeline Only about half of African American and Latino students graduate from high school in four years A high school diploma is not the last educational stop required Jobs that require at least some postsecondary education will make up more than two-thirds of new jobs. Change in the Distribution of Education in Jobs, 1973 v. 2001 College bound does not necessarily mean college ready Nearly three in 10 first-year students are placed immediately into a remedial college course. Very few high school graduates are “college ready” Too few minority students in U.S. graduate from high school “college ready” Clearly, we’ve got a problem Students are following all the rules; Meeting all of the requ