Quality Counts

Quality Counts is Education Week's annual report on state-level efforts to improve public education.

Quality Counts 2019

First Installment:

Quality Counts 2019: Chance for Success

Quality Counts 2018: Grading the States Which states do best job in assuring bright prospects for success over the course of a lifetime? The Quality Counts Chance-for-Success Index offers detailed answers. This is the first installment in the 2019 edition of Quality Counts.

From the report:

Second Installment: School Finance

Coming in June.

Third Installment: Grading the States

Coming in September.


Prior Years

2018

2017: Building in ESSA's K-12 Foundation

2016: Called to Account

2015: Preparing to Launch

2014: District Disruption & Revival

2013: Code of Conduct

2012: The Global Challenge

2011: Uncertain Forecast

2010: Fresh Course, Swift Current

2009: Portrait of a Population

2008: Tapping Into Teaching

2007: From Cradle to Career

2006: Quality Counts at 10: A Decade of Standards Based Education

2005: No Small Change, Targeting Money Toward Student Performance

2004: Count Me In: Special Education in an Era of Standards

2003: "If I Can't Learn From You"

2002: Building Blocks for Success

2001: A Better Balance

2000: Who Should Teach?

1999: Rewarding Results, Punishing Failure

1998: The Urban Challenge: Public Education in the 50 States

Quality Counts '97

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EDITOR'S NOTE
How Education Helps Set the Course from Cradle to Career
A host of factors affect a person’s prospect of positive outcomes over the course of a lifetime. Here’s why some of these key indicators matter so much.
January 16, 2019 – Education Week
Data: Are We Preparing Students for a Lifetime of Success?
Here's how states and the nation score on a wide swath of family, school, and bread-and-butter indicators that affect conditions for success—and a scorecard for who's on top and who lags behind.
January 16, 2019 – Quality Counts
Is Geography Destiny? The Debate Over Boosting K-12 Quality
No one likes the idea that where you live sets your future. But there's division over just how education can help break that link.
January 16, 2019 – Quality Counts
States Show Striking Variations on Best Places to Bring Up a Child
When it comes to setting a child up for success in America, place matters more than ever, at least when it comes to crucial education and socioeconomic factors.
January 16, 2019 – Quality Counts
What's Behind the Grades and Scores?
How does the Education Week Research Center determine the grades given to states and the nation in the 2019 Quality Counts report? Learn more about the report's grading scale, methodology, and sources.
January 16, 2019 – Education Week
State Highlights Report
South Dakota Earns a B- on Chance-for-Success Index, Ranks 19th in Nation
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
January 16, 2019 – Quality Counts
State Education Reports & Rankings
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Alabama
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
January 16, 2019 – Quality Counts
State Education Reports & Rankings
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Alaska
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
January 16, 2019 – Quality Counts
State Highlights Report
Arizona Earns a C on Chance-for-Success Index, Ranks 43rd in Nation
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
January 16, 2019 – Quality Counts
State Highlights Report
Arkansas Earns a C on Chance-for-Success Index, Ranks 44th in Nation
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
January 16, 2019 – Quality Counts

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