Hearing on H.R. 1675, the Educational Excellence Act and H.R. 4379, the Equity and Excellence in Educational Implementation Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, Hearing Held in Washington, DC, April 3, 1990, Volume 4 |
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Page 20 - By the year 2000, the high school graduation rate will increase to at least 90 percent; 3. By the year 2000, American students will leave grades four, eight, and twelve having demonstrated competency in challenging subject matter, including English, mathematics, science, 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 modern economy...
Page 22 - By the year 2000, every school in America will be free of drugs and violence and will offer a disciplined environment conducive to learning...
Page 21 - The academic performance of all students at the elementary and secondary level will increase significantly in every quartile, and the distribution of minority students in each quartile will more closely reflect the student population as a whole.
Page 20 - Children will receive the nutrition, physical activity experiences, and health care needed to arrive at school with healthy minds and bodies...
Page 22 - Every local educational agency will develop and implement a policy to ensure that all schools are free of violence and the unauthorized presence of weapons.
Page 20 - Nation must dramatically reduce its school dropout rate, and 75 percent of the students who do drop out will successfully complete a high school degree or its equivalent; and The gap in high school graduation rates between American students from minority backgrounds and their non-minority counterparts will be eliminated.
Page 22 - Every major American business will be involved in strengthening the connection between education and work. • All workers will have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills, from basic to highly technical, needed to adapt to emerging new technologies, work methods, and markets through public and private educational, vocational, technical, workplace, or other programs.
Page 21 - 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.
Page 20 - Every parent in America will be a child's first teacher and devote time each day helping his or her preschool child learn; parents will have access to the training and support they need.
Page 197 - Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins Chairman Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Washington, DC 205l5 Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your...