Quality Counts 2012 Fact Sheet

Every January, America’s education newspaper of record, Education Week, releases the annual report, Quality Counts, which evaluates the performance of the nation’s education system. American educators, administrators, and policymakers look to the data amassed in the annual report to see how the nation’s system is faring. This year’s report examines how other nations’ education systems differ from that of the United States and what Americans can learn from high-performing nations. Quality Counts 2012 also includes report cards measuring states on their policies, programs, and efforts to improve public education.

This fact sheet captures key takeaways from Quality Counts 2012 and is organized by specific areas of interest to the Coalition for a College- and Career-Ready America (CCCRA) and its members. Specific areas include college and career readiness; consistent state standards; effective teaching; data systems; and accountability.1 The goal of this document is to provide CCCRA members with accessible data that can be used in talking points, collateral materials, and other tools and materials. Armed with worldwide data and the analysis of education experts, Quality Counts can have a galvanizing effect for advocates dedicated to making gains in student achievement in their own communities.

View the Quality Counts 2012 Fact Sheet.