In this booklet, the Commission for Educational Quality has put forward 12 specific goals for education in the year 2000, and defined "indicators" of progress toward these goals. The 12 goals described are as follows: (1) all children will be ready for the first grade; (2) student achievement for elementary and secondary students will be at national levels or higher; (3) the school dropout rate will be reduced by one-half; (4) 90 percent of adults will have a high school diploma or equivalency; (5) four of every five students entering college will be ready to begin college-level work; (6) significant gains will be achieved in the mathematics, sciences, and communications competencies of vocational education students; (7) the percentage of adults who have attended college or earned two-year, four-year, and graduate degrees will be at the national averages or higher; (8) the quality and effectiveness of all colleges and universities will be regularly assessed, with particular emphasis on the performance of undergraduate students; (9) all institutions that prepare teachers will have effective teacher education programs that place primary emphasis on the knowledge and performance of graduates; (10) all states and localities will have schools with improved performance and productivity demonstrated by results; (11) salaries for teachers and faculty will be competitive in the marketplace, will reach important benchmarks, and will be linked to performance measures and standards; and (12) states will maintain or increase the proportion of state tax dollars for schools and colleges while emphasizing funding aimed at raising quality and productivity. (SI)