Goals 2000-Educate America Act(2000年目标-美国教育法)要点.pdf

GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA ACT （Public Law 103—227 ） One Hundred Third Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four An Act To improve learning and teaching by providing a national framework for education reform; to promote the research, consensus building, and systemic changes needed to ensure equitable educational opportunities and high levels of educational achievement for all students; to provide a framework for reauthorization of all Federal education programs; to promote the development and adoption of a voluntary national system of skill standards and certifications; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act (other than titles V and IX) may be cited as the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows: Sec. 1. GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA ACT Sec. 2. PURPOSE. Sec. 3. DEFINITIONS. TITLE I--NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS Sec. 101. PURPOSE. Sec. 102. NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS. TITLE II--NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM LEADERSHIP, STANDARDS, AND ASSESSMENTS Part A--NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL Sec. 201. PURPOSE. Sec. 202. NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL. Sec. 203. DUTIES. Sec. 204. POWERS OF THE GOALS PANEL. Sec. 205. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. Sec. 206. DIRECTOR AND STAFF; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS. Sec. 207. EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSESSMENT. Part B--NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL Sec. 211. PURPOSE. Sec. 212. NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL. Sec. 213. DUTIES. Sec. 214. ANNUAL REPORTS. Sec. 215. POWERS OF THE COUN