There is a great deal of information available related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Assurance focused on college/career ready standards and assessment, much of it very recent. So much is available that this report contains only a part of the available documents. The report is organized in sections based on issues that appear pertinent to standards and assessment. These are: (1) Core Curriculum/Rigor; (2) Standards; (3) Standards and Equity; (4) Benchmarking; (5) Policy; (6) Assessment; (7) Rural Schools; (8) Urban Schools; (9) High School Improvement; (10) College Readiness and Latino Students; and (11) Standards and Special Needs Students. Each section begins with a summary of important information from the included reports. Overall, the reports included here agree on several points. The documents in this report focus on what changes must be made if we are to remain competitive and how we are to make these changes, as well as on lessons learned by those who have begun making changes. A brief section of miscellaneous information that may be of interest is included at the end of the report.