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CliNTON ADMINISIRATION'S EDUCATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS
March 16, 1996
1.
Encouraging High Standards and Accountability in the Basics and Core Academics
The Clinton Administration has overhauled the federal role in elementary and secondary
education to focus on supporting state efforts to establish challenging academic standards with
assessments and accountability geared to those standards:
•
Forty-eight states received funding under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to
develop and implement their own challenging academic standards. The majority of the
funds available through Goals 2000 are assisting local districts and schools with the
implementation of challenging standards. Almost 10,000 schools are currently benefitting
from Goals 2000.
•
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provides 50,000 schools with
extra resources to strengthen achievement in the basics and was completely overhauled
1994 to focus on high standards and state assessments to measure progress toward the
standards.
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The Administration's School-to-Work Opportunities Act, also encourages the use of
challenge state academic standards in school as well as skill standards.
•
The Goals 2000 Act also creates the National Skill Standards Board to stimulate the
development of voluntary occupational skill standards and certification in such fields as
bio-science, advanced manufacturing, and health care. These skill standards will help
students know what skills are needed in these fields and provide a voluntary industry
certification that lets employers know that the skills have been obtained.
•
Nine assessment grants were awarded in 1995 to a total of twenty-five states to develop
or field test new student assessment systems aligned to the state's standards.
2.
Increasing Flexibility and Providing New Waiver Authority
Prior to 1992, the U.S. Secretary of Education did not have the authority to waive rules and
regulations of federal education laws. Upon passage of the Goals 2000 Act, the School-to-Work
Opportunities Act and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the
Secretary was granted broad waiver authority. In addition, the Department has eliminated or
simplified over 1,047 pages of regulations, including two-thirds of the regulations for the
elementary and secondary education programs reauthrorized during this Administration:
•
No new regulations were issued to carry out the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and
the School-to-Work Opportunities Act.
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Close to 100 waivers have been approved in little more than a year under the authority
granted in the Goals 2000 Act, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, and the Improving
America's Schools Act.
•
Six states have been designated "Ed-Flex" states, where the Secretary of Education
delegates his waiver authority over certain federal programs to the states.
•
All of the Administration's elementary and secondary programs now encourage
streamlining and building on state reform efforts through consolidated applications and
planning.
3.
Expanding Charter Schools and Public School Choice
The Clinton Administration has supported a variety of public school choice options including,
charter schools and the expansion of magnet schools:
•
In 1993, the President proposed, as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,
a program to provide start-up funds for public charter schools around the nation. This
program is now providing start-up funds to charter schools in 11 states.
•
The Department has encouraged states and school districts to consider using Goals 2000,
Title I and other federal funds to support charter schools. Already, at least three states
- Michigan, Minnesota, and Massachusetts -- are using Goals 2000 funds for charter
schools.
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The President also continues to support magnet schools, another important form of public
school choice. The magnet schools program is tying magnet schools to overall school
reform efforts and to challenging state standards in 25 states.
•
The Department of Education is funding the nation's most comprehensive study of
charter schools. This 4-year study will provide important information for educators,
governors and other policy-makers, and communities interested in the success of, and
challenges facing, charter schools.
4.
Supportin~
the Use of Technology in Education
The Administration's Technology Initiative supports technology planning, infrastructure
development, classroom connections to the information highway with affordable access,
computers and software for teaching and learning, and professional development for teachers.
Bringing every school and classroom into the 21 st century is a national effort that includes every
sector of government, community leaders and the private sector. The elements include:
•
Partnerships of local school systems, universities, and private businesses to create new
applications of technology for learning across the curriculum. Nineteen Technology
Challenge Grants were awarded in 1995 to consortia of districts in 23 states. Other
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educational and community partnerships in educational telecommunications are supported
through the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program. The
Star Schools Program, another example of partnerships between education and
telecommunications entities, helps over one million students and their teachers in all 50
states improve instruction in math, science, foreign language, and literacy skills.
•
Five million was provided to 48 states for state technology infrastructure development
under the Goals 2000 Act. In addition, many states are using portions of their Goals
2000 funds to integrate technology into professional development, assessment, and
student learning practices.
•
Most of the federal government's largest education and training programs, including
Goals 2000, Head Start, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the School-to-Work
Opportunities Act, the Perkins Vocational Education Act, and the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act allow funds to be used for educational technology, including
training for teachers to incorporate technology into their classrooms and the purchasing
hardware and software.
•
Helping states, school districts, schools, teachers, parents, professional organizations and
the private sector know and share what works in educational technology is a major
function of the six regional technology centers, the ERIC clearinghouses, the Regional
Education Labs, and other entities.
•
On March 9, 1996 the President, Vice President and other administration officials joined
20,000 volunteers and more than a hundred industry sponsors, to lay 6 million feet of
cable in California Schools for NetDay '96. This was the first of such efforts in
California and plans are to hold NetDay's in other states.
•
The Administration will provide leadership and work with Governors, educational
leaders, parents, industry providers, and regulators to carry out the provisions in the
1996 Telecommunications Act. This Act promotes affordable access and connections to
the internet and other technology resources to schools, libraries, hospitals and clinics.
•
The Technology Literacy Challenge is a challenge to the Nation to provide all teachers
with the training and support they need to help students learning through technology,
develop effective and engaging software and on-line learning resources, provide access
to modem computers for all teachers and students, and connect every school and
classroom in America to the information highway. The President has proposed a $2
billion, 5-year fund that will catalyze and leverage state, local, and private sector efforts
to meet these goals.
5.
Making Investments in Education a Top Priority (NEED TO ADD!!!)
The Clinton Administration has made investing in education an top priority of its Administration.
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�6.
SUQportin2 the American Family in Children's
Learnin~
The most important teachers in any child's life are her parents. The Clinton Administration
recognizes this and has helped to encourage and support parent and family involvement in
learning through a variety of initiatives:
•
The Family Involvement Partnership for Learning was launched in September 1994
involving over 250 national education, family, and civic organizations and employers to
encourage more family involvement in education. The partnership also includes thirty
five national religious denominations representing over 75 % of church-going Americans.
There are two major projects of this partnership:
READ *WRITE*NOW!, launched in the spring of 1995 reached over 425,000
children last summer involving 125,000 reading partners who provided mentoring
and literacy support.
AMERICA GOES BACK TO SCHOOL, organized each September since 1994
to encourage Americans to get involved in education. This effort has included
celebrities, community leaders, parents and thousands of volunteers who went
back to school to highlight the importance of education.
•
National and local employers allover the country, including Disney, Marriott, HBO,
Hewlett-Packard, John Hancock Financial Services, are signing the "Employer's
Promise" to adopt family-friendly business practices that encourage employees to help
their own children learn and to volunteer time in schools.
•
Nonprofit organizations in 28 states were awarded $9.9 million in 1995 to establish
parent information and resource centers. These centers are collaborating with schools,
institutions of higher education, social service agencies, and other nonprofit organizations
to enhance the developmental progress of children.
•
The reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act emphasizes parental
involvement in education through school-parent compacts to increase student
achievement. The Goals 2000 Act also encourages parental involvement in all aspects
of education reform and improvement efforts from setting standards to developing school
improvement plans.
7.
PreQaring Young People for a Strong Transition from School to Work
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�Seventy-five percent of students do not attend college directly after completing high school. The
Clinton Adminstration recognized how important it is that these young people have opportunities
to develop the skills they need to get good paying jobs and be productive, responsible citizens.
The Administration passed the School-to-Work Opportunities Act in 1994 to help support local
partnerships--among businesses, schools, community organizations and state and local
governments--and to create opportunities for young people to receive the skills and training they
need.
•
In 1994 all 50 states received School-to-Work planning grants to begin to produce
comprehensive plans for helping students develop the skills they need to successfully
transition from school to work.
•
To date, 27 states have received multi-million dollar implementation grants totaling over
$215 million.
•
Local School-to-Work grants have also been awarded to 37 communities.
8.
Expanding Access to College
Since 1992, the President has substantially increased the level of Federal financial assistance
actually available to students. In 1992, $22.5 billion (grants, loans and work-study) was
available to help students pay for the costs of higher education. The 1997 budget proposes
$41.5 billion in aid available, an increase of $19 billion, or 84 percent since 1992.
•
The Direct Student Loan, proposed by President Clinton, simplifies the process for
receiving a student loan and provides more flexible repayment options. The Direct Loan
program has been successfully implemented at 1,330 institutions and borrowers and
schools have indicated overwhelming support.
•
The President has proposed a substantial increase in the maximum Pell grant award to
$2,700--an increase of $360 of 15 percent above the current 1995 level.
9.
Making Schools Safe and Disciplined
The Clinton Administration has supported a number of initiatives and programs to reduce
violence and drugs in the schools. For example:
•
Since 1994, The Safe Schools Act awarded more than $18 million to local education
agencies for violence prevention programs--including conflict resolution, peer mediation,
and teach training--and for metal detectors and security personnel.
•
This program was expanded in 1994. The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act will provide nearly $500 million to communities and states for a wide variety of
violence and drug prevention programs.
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In his State of the Union address the President encouraged communities to explore the
option of implementing uniform policies as one approach to reducing violence and focus
students back on learning the basics.
10.
Helping Children Start School Ready to Learn
One of the top priorities of the Clinton Administration has been to help ensure that young
children in America start school prepared to learn. The 1994 Head Start reauthorization
included efforts to improve the quality of Head Start programs, including professional
development for teachers, expansion in enrollment, and extended days for children with working
parents. The administration has proposed consistent growth in Head Start funding, and Congress
has provided for continual increases in appropriations since 1992. Over 730,000 children are
served by Head Start every year.
11.
National and Community Service
The national service program is creating opportunities for young people allover the country to
earn or pay back college tuition through community service. Through this initiative, more than
25,000 Americans are at work in schools and neighborhoods across the country helping to
reduce youth gang/violence, providing after school mentoring and tutoring, helping children
learn computer skills, and offering other educational services.
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