Outlines the activities of the United States Department of Education and of Secretary Richard W. Riley to increase input from teachers to help revitalize education in America. Riley appointed Therese Knecht Dozier, a former teacher, to serve as a special advisor for teaching and as a liaison to and a voice for classroom teachers. (MDM)

Lessons learned from school reform are the foundation for Goals 2000: Educate America Act. It offers the framework and support for states and communities to reach goals designed to help schools create and achieve their own vision of what they want for their children. The U. S. Department of Education wants to be a partner in the efforts to bring…

Reflects on the federal legislative action of 1993 and 1994 concerning educational reform. Some of the legislation to be acted upon in 1994 includes the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, School-to-Work Opportunities Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and Safe Schools Act. (BB)

Richard W. Riley, Secretary of Education, provides his remarks concerning today's big-city schools and the new hopeful realism that is being created through building more community partnerships that want to turn low-performing schools around. The Secretary discusses the government's role in school construction and the need to increase after-school…

Goals 2000 defines the federal role as one of support and facilitation to improve all schools for all children while maintaining state and local control. The article discusses Goals 2000, looking at the beginning, the legislation, the national agenda, the state and local agenda, its passage into law, budgetary constraints, and the future. (SM)

Maintains that professional development for teachers should begin at recruitment and end at retirement and be an important part of the national education reform as put forward by the Goal 2000 Educate America Act and the Improving America's Schools Act. (BB)

The National Governors' Association Task Force on Readiness presented policy recommendations to help at-risk children prepare for school and meet new educational standards. Suggested state initiatives include various outreach and preschool programs for low-income families, assistance with basic skills and teacher training, and incentives and…

Outlines the purpose and principles of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act signed into law in April 1994. The Goals 2000 legislation will establish world-class academic and occupational skill standards; position the federal government in a more cooperative and less dictatorial role regarding state and local authorities; and establish a framework…

The trend of rising enrollments represents new educational challenges. President Clinton's literacy initiative, America's Reading Challenge, aims to ensure that every child can read independently and well by the end of third grade. This challenge supports grassroots literacy efforts and programs such as Head Start, AmeriCorps, enhanced community…