This session was held Aug. 7, 2017, at NCSL's 2017 Legislative Summit in Boston.

For a number of years, Massachusetts has topped national and international rankings for student achievement in math, science and English Language Arts. This has been the result of a strategic vision set years ago by education officials in Massachusetts and policies and practices put in place to meet that goal. Learn more about student achievement in the state and the successful strategies used to earn it a top spot in the world.