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Created in 1996 by a bipartisan group of governors and business leaders, Achieve has spent two decades leading the effort to help states make college and career readiness a priority for all students.
Central to our work is our commitment to support leaders from across and within states to tackle common challenges.
Board of Directors includes current and former governors and leaders from the civil rights, education, and business communities – all committed to delivering for students.
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diverse team of educators, researchers, advocates, and other experts represents decades of experience at the local, state, and national levels.
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coalitions we build include representatives from K-12 and higher education, governors’ offices, legislatures, state boards of education, schools, and business and community-based organizations.
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provide technical assistance on the design, development, adoption, implementation, and advocacy of states’ and districts’ college- and career-ready policies.
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convene states, experts, and partners to develop solutions to their shared college- and career-ready policy and implementation challenges.
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conduct research to advance the work of states and the broader education community. This includes studies of high school graduation requirements, implementation strategies for state academic standards, state accountability models, measures of instructional material quality, and analyses of expectations from countries around the world.
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develop advocacy resources that address common issues around college, and career readiness. These help national, state, and community-based advocates develop, launch, and refine their own college- and career-ready communications and outreach plans.
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