Produced in collaboration with the Pew Charitable Trusts, Education Week's fifth annual 50-state report card on public education finds that "states need to strike a better balance among academic standards, testing and the tools students and schools need to succeed." At the site, users will find the full text of this detailed report, including an executive summary, an examination of issues and trends in standards and testing, standards-related policy tables, a review of the states, state report cards, and state policy updates. Numerous charts and tables are used throughout the text.