; (ii) verification of the alignment described in clause (i) that is signified by the signature of the Governor of the State, chief State school officer, and State higher education executive officer; (iii) incorporating as school quality and student success indicators into the State system of annual meaningful differentiation, as described under section 1111(c)(4)(B)(v)(I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965— (I) rates of enrollment, remediation, and first-year credit-bearing course attainment in programs of public postsecondary education in the State; (II) to the extent practicable, rates of enrollment, and remediation, and first-year credit-bearing course attainment in programs of private postsecondary education in the State or programs of postsecondary education outside of the State; and (III) indicators regarding student access to and completion of advanced coursework, dual or concurrent enrollment programs, and early college high school programs; (iv) developing a formal, universal statewide articulation agreement among all public institutions of higher education or systems in the State, in which all local educational agencies served by the State may participate, and in which all local educational agencies that are included in an eligible entity shall participate, that guarantees that— (I) students who earn postsecondary credit as part of a dual or concurrent enrollment program, early college high school, dual credit program, articulated credit program, or credit granted on the basis of performance on technical or academic assessments, be able to transfer such credit to— (aa) any public institution of higher education in the State, and that such credits will count toward meeting specific degree or certificate requirements; and (bb) any private nonprofit institution of higher education that chooses to participate in the articulation agreement