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Actions toImproveAmerica’sHigh Schools
Acceleratingthe Agenda:
A Joint Publication of the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices,National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association of State Boardsof Education, and Council of Chief State School Officers
 
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
Founded in 1908, the National Governors Association (NGA) is the collective voice of the nation’sgovernors and one of Washington, D.C.’s, most respected public policy organizations. Its members arethe governors of the 50 states, three territories and two commonwealths. NGA provides governorsand their senior staff members with services that range from representing states on Capitol Hill andbefore the Administration on key federal issues to developing and implementing innovative solutionsto public policy challenges through the NGA Center for Best Practices, the nation’s only dedicatedconsulting firm for governors and their key policy staff. For more information about NGA and the Cen-ter for Best Practices, please visit www.nga.org.
The National Conference of State Legislatures
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) is the bipartisan organization that serves thelegislators and staff of the states, commonwealths and territories. It provides research, technicalassistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issuesand is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of the states in the American federalsystem.
The Council of Chief State School Officers
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organiza-tion of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, theDistrict of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdic-tions. CCSSO provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues.The Council seeks member consensus on major educational issues and expresses their views to civicand professional organizations, federal agencies, Congress, and the public.
The National Association of State Boards of Education
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) exists to strengthen State Boards asthe preeminent educational policymaking bodies for students and citizens. For more information, go towww.nasbe.org.
Copyright 2008, NGA, NCSL, CCSSO, and NASBE.Copies of this publication are available from:National Governors Association444 N. Capitol Street NW, Suite 267Washington, DC 20009202-624-5300www.nga.org
 
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Foreword
The original
Action Agenda for Improving America’s High Schools 
was released onthe eve of the 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools. Since then,governors, legislators, state boards of education, and education chiefs have workedtirelessly to transform industrial-era high schools into 21st-century learning environ-ments so U.S. competitiveness will not be lost. Progress has occurred, but stagnantrates of student achievement remind us that work still remains.Recognizing this, the four organizations that represent the major education stake-holders within each state first met a year ago and agreed to revisit the
ActionAgenda 
. We continued to meet to converse, research, debate, and challenge one an-other. Through that dialogue, this update to the initial report emerged.Our goal is to help state policymakers accelerate the development of a college- andcareer-ready policy agenda. This jointly authored report reveals the progress manystates have made since 2005 and discusses more recent trends such as the use ofinternational benchmarking and a focus on science, technology, engineering, andmathematics education. Most importantly, it charts the course forward. Moving toenact and implement the recommended actions will require lastingcooperation among all key state partners.
John Thomasian William T. Pound
National Governors Association National Conference of StateCenter for Best Practices Legislatures
Gene Wilhoit Brenda Welburn
Council of Chief State School Officers National Association of State Boards ofEducation
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