Education Reform

Dublin Core

Title

Education Reform

Creator

White House Office of Records Management

Office of Cabinet Affairs

Caligraphy Office

Chief of Staff

Office of Communications

Clerk's Office

Office of Counsel to the President

Domestic Policy Council

First Lady's Office

Health Care Task Force

Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

Office of Legislative Affairs

Millennium Council

National Economic Council

Office of Oval Office Operations

President's Initiative for One America

Office of the Press Secretary

Office of Public Liaison

Office of Scheduling

Office of Speechwriting

Office of the Staff Secretary

Date

1994-2000

Is Part Of

Collection Finding Aid

Identifier

2009-0886-F

Description

This collection consists of records related to President Clinton's educational reforms, specifically the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Goals 2000, Improving's America's Schools Act (IASA), national standards, and test initiatives. It primarily contains background materials and correspondence concerning budget allocation, implementation, legislative strategy, and proposals for education reform.

In spring of 1994, President Clinton signed the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. Goals 2000 was based on Governor Clinton’s educational reforms in Arkansas, Secretary of Education Riley’s gubernatorial efforts in South Carolina, and lessons from other state and local educational reforms. The Goals 2000 legislation codified the previously mentioned National Education Goals. Goals 2000 offered grants to states that committed themselves to specific plans for systematic reform of K-12 education. Goals 2000 included testing of reading and mathematics skills to ensure such students met these standards.

In parallel with Goals 2000, President Clinton proposed the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). President Clinton signed the Improving America’s Schools Act (IASA) in October 1994. This Act reauthorized the ESEA and also modified Title I of the ESEA. In addition to providing funding for teacher training, IASA also provided for testing on the state level and raised the standards for the schools educating these students. IASA also provided educational opportunities for disadvantaged students.