What We Do

For many people the AdvancED name is new, but it is a name built on a 100-year dedication to raising the quality of education.  Our multifaceted approach to promoting excellence establishes us as the thought leader in our field.  We maintain this role through an expert combination of:  

•    School Improvement
•    Accreditation
•    Product Innovation
•    Research
•    Knowledge Management
•    Educational Technologies
•    Professional Learning

And while AdvancED is the premier accreditation organization in the world, our passion is school improvement and knowledge leadership in education.  We not only help schools and school districts navigate the process of school improvement, we maximize the effectiveness of their efforts. AdvancED systems and tools probe internal and external perspectives, each critical to powerful school improvement.  By serving thousands of schools and districts, we continuously accumulate a wealth of invaluable information giving us the capacity to:

•    Study the effects of accreditation
•    Share best practices
•    Develop innovative research-based products
•    Provide extensive stakeholder perception data

The results of our research help us shape educational policy and strengthen learning practices worldwide.  And the efforts of accredited schools and school districts help ensure that quality education is delivered to students each and every day.