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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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
surface form: United States
criticizedFor emphasis on outcome-based education
promoting federal involvement in local education
emphasized alignment of standards, curriculum, and assessment
measurable education outcomes
enactedIn 1994
encouraged broad stakeholder participation in standards setting
focus assessment standards
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
support development and implementation of state academic standards
support development of state assessments aligned with standards
relatedTo Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
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status no longer in effect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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