...Professionals Speak on Social and Emotional Needs of Young Children : The first national goal for education, that "by the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn," reflects a belief that achievements in the earliest years of life are fundamental to later school-based...

...opportunity and achievement by the year 2000 (National Educational Goals Panel, 1991). This goal — "By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn" — has focused attention on the importance of providing all children with the necessary physical,...

...Congress declares that the National Education Goals are the following: (1) SCHOOL READINESS.— (A) By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn. (B) The objectives for this goal are that — (i) all children will have access to high-quality and...

...and safety and discipline in school, topics related to two of the National Education Goals. One goal states that "By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn." Another goal states that "By the year 2000, every school in America will be free of drugs and violence...

...2000 legislation enacted by Congress several national educational goals were adopted. One of these was that "By the year 2000 all children in America will start school ready to learn." If we are to meet this goal, which when met will be an effective way of improving public education,...

...states met to set National Education Goals, our children's education is still at risk. The Goals state that by the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn. At least nine out of ten students entering high school will graduate on time, and leave school having...

...speaking for the nation' s governors. Bush and the nation' s governors identified as their "first goal" that by the year 2000 all children in America will start school ready to learn. Goal 1 was supported by three enabling objectives which stated: that all disadvantaged and disabled...

...Acknowledgements 261 National Education Goals Panel Staff 267 The National Education Goals GOAL 1: Ready to Learn By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn. Objectives: • All children will have access to high-quality and developmentally appropriate preschool...

...idea book for state leaders. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. Goal 1: Ready to Learn By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn. Goal 3: Student Achievement and Citizenship By the year 2000, all students will leave grades 4, 8,...

...problem? In 1990 the National Education Goals Panel established its first National Education Goal: "By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn." To reach this goal, the Goals Panel created three objectives for families and communities, the first...