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The Achievement Alliance
The Achievement Alliance was founded to provide accurate, non-partisan information about student achievement and No Child Left Behind. It is a project of the following organizations:


Business Roundtable
Citizens Commission on Civil Rights
Education Trust
National Center for Educational Accountability
National Council of La Raza

MythBusters

Myth: “Multiple measures” would improve the federal accountability system.
Question to ask before accepting that myth: What is the purpose of federal accountability?

It's Being Done

Not long ago Ware Elementary on Fort Riley was known as one of the lowest performing schools in Kansas. Not any more.

What's New

No Child Left Behind gets support of a broad coalition of business and civil rights groups.

National Council of Teacher Quality blasts states for not doing their job to ensure kids are getting teachers who know what they are doing.

Latino voters put education at the top of the agenda in a new poll.

Watch out for a new report on how to help the most troubled schools.


Other Voices

Los Angeles Times columnist Ron Brownstein, The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and USA Today all weigh in on issues of student achievement and No Child Left Behind.


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