At the center of educational policy steering for quality in education are measures such as educational standards, comparative assessments, the introduction of standardized final exams, and school inspections. What impact can a certification program like that of the Culture School have on school development? No one expects effects as significant as the unleashing of creative genius, nor the creation of an ideal learning environment. However, a renewed attentiveness to the experiences of children and adolescents in the pedagogical shaping of school culture is certainly a success. Educational practice is discovering new possibilities in performative pedagogy that go beyond the evidence-based measurement of schools.