Michael Cohen, Achieve

Michael Cohen is a nationally recognized leader in education policy and standards based reform. He has been the President of Achieve since 2003. In 2006, Education Week ranked Achieve as the 7th most influential education policy organization in the nation, and ranked Achieve’s landmark report, Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma That Counts http://www.achieve.org/node/552 , as among the most influential research studies in the past decade.  Under Mike’s leadership Achieve formed the American Diploma Project Network http://www.achieve.org/node/604 , a growing network of states committed to improving preparation for postsecondary education and 21st century careers. Governors, chief s state school officers, and state higher education and business leaders in these states have committed to align high school standards, curriculum, assessments and accountability with the knowledge and skills high school graduates need for success in postsecondary education and careers.