National Education "Goals 2000": Some Disastrous Unintended Consequences.

Seidman, Robert H.

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ERIC Number: EJ568154

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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National Education "Goals 2000": Some Disastrous Unintended Consequences.

Seidman, Robert H.

Education Policy Analysis Archives, v4 n11 p1-35 Jul 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, Graduation, High School Graduates, Minority Groups, Models, Outcomes of Education, Social Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Goals 2000

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