ED421553 TM029321
Title: The National Education Goals Report: Building a Nation of Learners,
1998.
Author Affiliation: National Education Goals Panel, Washington, DC.(BBB28482)
Pages: 87
Publication Date: 1997
Notes: For the 1997 National Education Goals Report, see ED 410 319.
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Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328. Also Available from: National
Education Goals Panel, 1255 22nd St., N.W., Suite 502, Washington,DC
20037; and in electronic form at: http://www.negp.gov
Language: English
Document Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data (110); Reports--Evaluative
(142)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIEDEC1998
Government Level: Federal
This report,
eighth in a series, is designed to measure progress made by the
nation toward the eight National Education Goals. A statement of
the eight National Education Goals is followed by an Introduction
which explains the indicators by which progress toward the Goals
is measured. The Introduction also summarizes national and state
findings for areas of improvement and areas of decline, and highest-performing
and most-improved states for each of the Goals. The next two sections,
"National Progress" and "State Progress", comprise
the bulk of the report, and present data for the 26 national and
33 state-level indicators. Although important progress has been
made overall towards three of the Goals ("Ready To Learn,"
"Student Achievement and Citizenship," and "Mathematics
and Science"), inconsistent performance and even slippage has
occurred for other Goals; therefore, the National Education Goals
Panel urges educators and policymakers to study the practices of
top-performing states that the Panel documents and disseminates
in various of its other publications. Three appendices present technical
notes and sources for national and state indicators, and acknowledgments.
(LMD)
Descriptors: *Academic Achievement; Adult Literacy; Educational
Improvement; *Educational Objectives; *Elementary Secondary Education;
High School Graduates; *Mathematics Achievement; National Programs;
*Sciences; *Standards
Identifiers: America 2000; Educational Indicators; National Education
Goals Panel; *National Education Goals 1990; Reform Efforts; Science
Achievement; Standard Setting
