A Nation at Risk

The nation's governors had played a large

role in education reform since the
announcement of A Nation at Risk. Their
leadership became most prominent in
September 1989 when President George
H.W. Bush convened them in
Charlottesville, Virginia, for an education
summit.

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 The National Education Goals
By year 2000:

 All children in America will start school ready

to learn

 The high school graduation rate will increase

to 90 percent.

 American students will leave grades 4, 8, and

12 having demonstrated competency in
challenging subject matter...including
mathematics and science.

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 The Nation's teaching force will have access
to programs for the continued improvement of
their professional skills and the opportunity to
acquire the knowledge and skills needed to
instruct and prepare all American students for
the next century.

U.S. students will be first in the world in

mathematics and science achievement.

Every adult American will be literate and will

possess the knowledge and skills necessary
to compete in a global economy and exercise
the rights of citizenship.

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 Every school in the United States will be free
of drugs, violence, and the unauthorized
presence of firearms and alcohol and will
offer a disciplined environment conducive to
learning.
Every school will promote partnerships that
will increase parental involvement and
participation in promoting the social,
emotional, and academic growth of children.
Education Excellence for All.
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SOURCE:
U.S. Department of Education. 1999.
Educational Excellence for All Children
Act of 1999. Fact sheet. Available at:
http://www.ed/gov/offices/OESE/ESEA/factsh
http://www.ed/gov/offices/OESE/ESEA/facts
. Accessed August 12, 1999.

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 ADDITION TO GOALS 2000

In March 1994 President Clinton signed into

law the Goals 2000:
Educate America Act. Goals 2000 encompassed
the goals established at the Charlottesville
education summit as well as two additional
goals that stated:

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  By the year 2000, every school in the United
States will be free of drugs, violence, and the
unauthorized presence of firearms and alcohol
and will offer a disciplined environment
conducive to learning.

 By the year 2000, every school will promote

partnerships that will increase parental
involvement and participation in promoting the
social, emotional, and academic growth of
children.

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 The Goals 2000: Educate America Act also
established the National Education
Standards and Improvement Council (NESIC),
which had the responsibility to review and
certify voluntary state and national
education standards that were being
developed. The NCEST and NESIC
faced severe opposition, however, from
those who raised the specter of federal
involvement in education.

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Reform in Action: Important
Concepts
School-Based Management
School Performance Standards.
State (Governorate) Accountability for
School Performance.
Accountability to Parents and
Students.
Indicators of School Performance
Statewide (Governorate) Professional
Standards
Greater Goals Better Teachers and
More Accountability
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