Goals 2000: Educate America Act

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Goals 2000: Educate America Act was a 1994 U.S. federal law that established national education goals and provided grants to states and local districts to support standards-based education reform.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
education reform law
aimsTo increase parental involvement in education
increase student proficiency in core subjects
promote safe and drug-free schools
raise high school graduation rates
appliesTo United States public education system
contains national education goals for the year 2000
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedBy some state and local officials
criticizedFor expanding federal role in education
emphasizes closing achievement gaps
equity in educational opportunity
enactedIn 1994
encourages alignment of curriculum, assessment, and standards
statewide academic standards
establishes a framework for voluntary national standards
a grant program for systemic reform
focusesOn academic standards
assessment systems
curriculum frameworks
school improvement planning
fundingMechanism federal categorical grants
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalForm statute
legislativeBranch United States Congress NERFINISHED
level K–12 education
policyArea education policy
standards-based reform
presidentialAdministration Clinton administration NERFINISHED
provides grants to local school districts
grants to states
purpose to establish national education goals
to improve student achievement
to increase school accountability
to support standards-based education reform
relatedTo Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 NERFINISHED
National Education Goals NERFINISHED
No Child Left Behind Act NERFINISHED
requires broad stakeholder participation in planning
statewide improvement plans
sector public sector
shortTitle Goals 2000 NERFINISHED
signedBy Bill Clinton
targetGroup K–12 students
local education agencies
state education agencies
timePeriod 1990s education reform era

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Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 relatedTo Goals 2000: Educate America Act
Goals 2000 initiative alsoKnownAs Goals 2000: Educate America Act
Goals 2000 initiative precededBy Goals 2000: Educate America Act
this entity surface form: National Education Goals of 1990