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  2. Standards-based education reform in the United States

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    The standards-based National Education Goals (Goals 2000) were set by the U.S. Congress in the 1990s. Many of these goals were based on the principles of outcomes-based education, and not all of the goals were attained by the year 2000 as was intended. The movement resulted in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, which required that ...

  3. Common Core - Wikipedia

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    The Common Core State Standards Initiative, also known as simply Common Core, was an American, multi-state educational initiative begun in 2010 with the goal of increasing consistency across state standards, or what K–12 students throughout the United States should know in English language arts and mathematics at the conclusion of each school grade.

  4. Goals 2000 - Wikipedia

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    The National Educational Goals, also known as the Goals 2000 Act were set by the U.S. Congress in the 1990s to set goals for standards-based education reform. The intent was for certain criteria to be met by the millennium (2000). Many of these goals were based on the principles of outcomes-based education, and not all of the goals were ...

  5. Common Core implementation by state - Wikipedia

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    This new set of academic standards, “Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards” stand for the “Benchmarks For Excellent Student Thinking”. In order to “replace Common Core”, ordered by Gov. Ron DeSantis, “The State of Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards” will be implemented in phases during the years of 2021-2023. These standards will provide ...

  6. Race to the Top - Wikipedia

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    Race to the Top. Race to the Top (R2T, RTTT or RTT) [1] was a $4.35 billion United States Department of Education competitive grant created to spur and reward innovation and reforms in state and local district K–12 education. Funded as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, it was announced by President Barack Obama and ...

  7. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards - Wikipedia

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    The National Board publishes standards of “accomplished teaching” for 25 certificate areas [5] and developmental levels for pre-K through 12th grade. These standards were developed and validated by representative councils of master teachers, disciplinary organizations and other education experts.

  8. United States Department of Education - Wikipedia

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    The United States Department of Education is a cabinet-level department of the United States government.It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services by the Department of Education Organization Act, which President Jimmy Carter signed into ...

  9. Education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 November 2024. Education in the United States of America National education budget (2023-24) Budget $222.1 billion (0.8% of GDP) Per student More than $11,000 (2005) General details Primary languages English System type Federal, state, local, private Literacy (2017 est.) Total 99% Male 99% Female 99% ...