Goals 2000 initiative
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The Goals 2000 initiative was a major U.S. federal education reform program of the 1990s that sought to raise academic standards nationwide through outcome-based goals and increased accountability for schools.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goals 2000 initiative canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal education program
ⓘ
education reform initiative ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of Education
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Education
|
| alsoKnownAs | Goals 2000: Educate America Act ⓘ |
| basedOn | national education goals for the year 2000 ⓘ |
| component |
state and local systemic improvement grants
ⓘ
support for curriculum and assessment development ⓘ support for professional development ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
emphasis on outcome-based education
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promoting federal involvement in local education ⓘ |
| emphasized |
alignment of standards, curriculum, and assessment
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measurable education outcomes ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1994 ⓘ |
| encouraged | broad stakeholder participation in standards setting ⓘ |
| focus |
assessment standards
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curriculum standards ⓘ outcome-based education goals ⓘ school accountability ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | competitive and formula grants to states ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
1989 education summit in Charlottesville, Virginia
ⓘ
National Education Goals Panel ⓘ |
| intendedOutcome | all students reaching high academic standards by 2000 ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal statute ⓘ |
| legislativeActOf | 103rd United States Congress ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| policyArea | education policy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Goals 2000: Educate America Act
ⓘ
surface form:
National Education Goals of 1990
|
| primaryGoal |
improve student achievement
ⓘ
increase accountability for schools ⓘ promote standards-based education reform ⓘ raise academic standards nationwide ⓘ |
| provided |
federal grants to local school districts
ⓘ
federal grants to states ⓘ |
| purpose |
encourage systemic education reform
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support development and implementation of state academic standards ⓘ support development of state assessments aligned with standards ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
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surface form:
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 ⓘ |
| required | statewide education improvement plans ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1994-03-31 ⓘ |
| status | no longer in effect ⓘ |
| succeededBy | standards-based reforms under the No Child Left Behind Act ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Clinton administration ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | K–12 students ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
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