Grammar fix

raise standards

improve quality

to make the level of quality, skill, or behavior higher or better than before.

collocationB2common

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

The school decided to raise standards by hiring more qualified teachers.education
In my opinion, governments should raise standards in public healthcare to ensure everyone receives high-quality treatment.IELTS speaking

Pattern: raise standards (of/in something)

WrongWe need to raise the standard of the work up.

RightWe need to raise standards. / ...raise the standard of the work.

'Raise' already means lift — don't add 'up'.

Patternraise standards (of/in something)

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff The reforms aim to elevate the prevailing standards of education.

Natural The reforms aim to raise standards in schools.

'Raise standards' is the natural collocation; 'elevate prevailing standards' is pompous.

Words that usually travel with it.

raise standards + context
standardsthe barstandards in schoolsacross the board

'Lower standards' means to make the quality worse.