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Quality Counts 2019: Chance for Success
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.
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Quality Counts 2018: Achievement & Success
The third and final installment of Quality Counts 2018 digs deeply into the data behind how states rank on academic achievement and on students' chance for success in a complex, ever-changing society.
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Quality Counts 2018: Grading the States
Education Week's annual state-by-state assessment of public education paints a portrait of middling performance overall with patches of high achievement.
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