Acquired by Pearson in late 2010, America’s Choice experience and expertise is now integrated into Pearson's School Achievement Services division.
America's Choice began as a program of the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE), a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. In the autumn of 2004, America’s Choice was reorganized as a for-profit subsidiary of NCEE.
Since its founding in 1988, NCEE has been a leader of the educational standards movement in the U.S., and the America’s Choice program has become a premier provider of comprehensive school and instructional design services, technical assistance and teacher professional development.
America’s Choice began its work with 40 schools in 1998. Over the past nine years, over 1,000 schools nationwide—elementary, K-8, middle, and high schools—have adopted the design.
| Year |
America's Choice Milestones |
International Benchmarking Research Tips |
| 1989 |
The NCEE, America's Choice's parent organization, creates the National Alliance for Restructuring Education, the precursor of America's Choice.
The international research of top-performing countries that is the foundation of America's Choice's programs begins.
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Japan
Singapore |
| 1990 |
 The NCEE releases the landmark report America's Choice, high skills or low wages! that helps launch the standard's movement. |
Denmark
Ireland
Sweden |
| 1991 |
 The NCEE helps to establish New Standards, a leader in the national standards movement. |
England
Scotland |
| 1992-1997 |
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Australia
Denmark
England
France
Germany
Indonesia
New Zealand
Thailand |
| 1998 |
 America's Choice School Design launched |
China
Hong Kong
Japan
Singapore |
| 1999 |
 America's Choice goes national, establishing regional offices from coast to coast |
Denmark
England
France |
| 2000 |
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Australia |
| 2001 |
 Georgia chooses America's Choice to be "Georgia's Choice" |
China
Hong Kong
Japan
Singapore |
| 2002 |
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Belgium
Netherlands |
| 2003 |
Mississippi chooses America's Choice as statewide partner to provide assistance to low-performing schools.
New York City chooses America's Choice to provide assistance to students entering high school significantly behind in reading.
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China
Denmark
England
France |
| 2004 |
 Massachusetts chooses America's Choice to provide assistance to low-performing districts. |
Netherlands |
| 2005 |
Duval County in Florida cited as "Most Improved District" in the state, based on its work with America's Choice.
Hawaii chooses America's Choice to turn around schools in restructuring.
America's Choice, the NCEE, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and other partners form the State Alliance for High Performance.
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Australia
Canada
China
Czech Republic
England
Finland
France
Hong Kong
India
Italy
New Zealand |
| 2006 |
America's Choice collaborates with the Mississippi Department of Education to deliver Project ASSIST, a Bill and Melinda Gates-funded initiative in support of 50 schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
Arkansas, Chicago, Washington DC and Pittsburgh chose America's Choice to help turn around their lowest performing schools.
Three New York City districts adopt America's Choice Mathematics Navigator as their summer school math program
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India |
| 2007 |
New Mexico chooses America's Choice to assist low performing schools across the state.
Prince George's County Maryland partners with America's Choice to improve student performance in targeted schools across the district.
Eight high schools in North Carolina begin implementing the America's Choice school design.
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Denmark
Singapore |
