On March 9, 2016, Digital Promise, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating innovation in education, and the Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed), a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering educators to facilitate meaningful learning experiences with youth, launched the Maker Promise. Announced by the White House as part of President Obama's Nation of Makers initiative, the Maker Promise is a collaborative campaign to give more students the opportunity to make. This report shares what has been learned over the last 12 months about the state of maker education in U.S. schools and how these discoveries are shaping the future of the Maker Promise initiative. It is hoped that this knowledge can help maker educators and the other individuals and organizations that support them as the initiative continues to bring making into schools and build a nation of makers. [This report was produced in collaboration with Maker Ed. For "Fulfilling the Maker Promise: Year Two," see ED614386.]