Eight National Goals of "Goals 2000"
Goal 1: Ready to Learn: By the year 2000, children in America
will start school ready to learn.
Goal 2: School Completion: By the year 2000, the high school
graduation rate will increase at least 90 percent.
Goal 3: Student Achievement and Citizenship: By the year 2000,
students will leave grade 4, 8 and 12 having demonstrated
competency
over challenging subjects including English, mathematics,
science, foreign
languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and
geography
and every school in America will ensure that all students learn to
use their
minds well, so they may be prepared for responsible citizenship,
further
learning, and productive employment in our nation's modern
economy.
Goal 4: Teacher Education and Professional Development: By the
year 2000, the nation's teaching force will have access to
programs for the
continued improvement of their professional skills and the
opportunity to
acquire the knowledge and skills needed to instruct and prepare,
all American students for the next century.
Goal 5: Mathematics and Science: By the year 2000. United States
students will be first in the world in mathematics and science
achievement.
Goal 6: Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning: By the year 2000,
every adult American will be literate and will possess the
knowledge and
skills necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the
rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
Goal 7: Safe, Disciplined and Alcohol-and-Drug-Free Schools:
By the year 2000, every school in the United States will be free of
drugs, violence, and the unauthorized presence of firearms and
alcohol, and will
offer a disciplined environment conducive to learning.
Goal 8: Parental Participation: By the year 2000, every school
will
promote partnerships that will increase parental involvement and
participation in promoting the social, emotional, and academic growth
of children.
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