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Education reform in the United States since the 1980s [1] has been largely driven by the setting of academic standards for what students should know and be able to do. These standards can then be used to guide all other system components. The SBE (standards-based education) reform [2] movement calls for clear, measurable standards for all ...
Concerns arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s that American education policy was insufficient. [1] While test scores remained relatively stable and most parents approved of local schools, policymakers feared that a lack of standards-based education policy was weakening the economy and preventing the United States from competing internationally. [2]
Education reform is the name given to the goal of changing public education. The meaning and education methods have changed through debates over what content or experiences result in an educated individual or an educated society. Historically, the motivations for reform have not reflected the current needs of society.
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1989 (No short title) Made a correction in the Education and Training for a Competitive America Act. Pub. L. 101–26: 1989 (No short title) Authorized funding for the Close Up Foundation. Loosened curriculum requirements for participation and associated grants. Pub. L. 101–118: 1989 Head Start Supplemental Authorization Act of 1989
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).
This timeline of modern American conservatism lists important events, developments and occurrences that have affected conservatism in the United States. With the decline of the conservative wing of the Democratic Party after 1960, the movement is most closely associated with the Republican Party (GOP).
Education funding was cut substantially after Reagan took office, and abolition of the Department of Education was considered. [22] In 1983, the National Commission on Excellence in Education produced the report A Nation at Risk, outlining issues with the American school system, and the publication increased demand for education reform. [23]