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Download full textFederal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Washington, DC. – 1994
This is a report produced by the Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEHR) of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology (FCCSET) to supplement President Clinton's Fiscal Year 1994 Budget request. It describes the progress of CEHR and FCCSET in developing a coordinated Federal strategy, consistent with the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Engineering Education, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1993
The Goals 2000: Educate America Act is designed to improve learning and teaching by providing a national framework for education reform. Its goals also are to promote the research, coordination, and changes needed to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students. The reauthorization of federal education programs and the establishment…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives
Sewall, Angela Maynard – 1994
This paper argues that education in the United States will be increasingly intertwined with and impacted by federal expectations, requirements, and standards. The paper describes the impacts and effects of national goals and national assessment on K-12 and higher education. A review of state and federal responses to "A Nation at Risk"…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Clinton, Bill; Gore, Al – 1994
This document, part of the Clinton Administration's "Reinventing Government" initiative involving a long-term, significant revamping of the federal bureaucracy, presents a comprehensive set of published customer service standards for the United States Government. It presents more than 1,500 standards representing commitments from more…
Descriptors: Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Mulcahy, D. G. – 1994
The National Education Standards and Improvement Council (NESIC) was established in the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. One of NESIC's duties is to identify areas in which specific educational standards ought to be developed. Several complex issues arise in carrying out this duty, such as: the need for standards in such non-content areas as…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1997
This guide provides information about the U.S. Department of Education's latest initiatives, updates specific programs for schools and teachers, and lists services and resources. The introductory section provides information on the Department's seven priorities as outlined in President Clinton's fifth State of the Union Address, on President…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Beginning Teachers, Bilingual Education
