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Peer reviewedSeidman, Robert H. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1996
The objective of the Goals 2000 Act to increase the high school graduation rate to at least 90% and to help reduce the graduation gap rate for minorities is doomed to failure. Models are presented that illustrate the theoretical limitations of policies aimed at this goal. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Federal Legislation
Download full textSeidman, Robert H. – 1995
No matter how well intentioned the Goals 2000: Educate America Act may be, it is doomed to failure. The theory of the logic and behavior of the educational system illustrates how powerful systemic forces converge to stabilize the high school attainment rate at about 75%, where it has been since 1965, and where no traditional national policy will…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Attainment, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights. – 1995
The House Subcommittee met to consider the progress that had been made toward the implementation of the restructuring of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) and the fulfillment of its original mission, the equalization of educational opportunities for disadvantaged children. A report on implementation efforts was presented by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
August, Diane, Comp.; And Others – 1994
This paper presents recommendations designed to ensure that limited-English-proficient (LEP) children are included in proposals embodied in "Goals 2000." These are as follows: persons knowledgeable about the education of LEP students should be included in national, state and local panels; all educational reform activities should address…
Descriptors: Accountability, American Indian Education, American Indians, Change Agents
Rohland, Mark, Ed. – Laboratory for Student Success (LSS), The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory, 2003
Work-based education (WBE), including traditional vocational education and other career-focused programs, was an important curricular component in American schools for most of the 20th century. The 1990s was a period of substantial change for work-based education (WBE). Spurred on by a concern about the international competitiveness of the…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Educational Change, Tech Prep, Education Work Relationship
