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",:',", ' THE: PRESIDEN'r:',L~t,me' we'lcbme' a~'l"of,'you:h~re' tb/the:' :,.,1
. 'Ea,st Room ,.of· the Whii::e House ,today, fort~i.is very 'impprtant"
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an;twuncem~'nt,' and this" impbrtantroundtable.And oy extensiqn; 'let me '
we!come M~.yor .susan Hammeral1d' ,the, CEO ', of ,Ne~S'Cape, ,Jim Barksdale, " '.,
anq;others ,who are ,with ,us vfa satelli1;e, toda;yfrom -theI.JStonega:te
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~ ITl" mystateo'f t'he.Uilion'ad:lress,· 'I ~aid that the
greatest step, our. :couritry must "ta;ke' to, pl~epare,for' 'the" 2Tst cent~ty
is ,to ',Emsure that all of our peqpl~ hav~, tJ:iebes'teducationin', the'
wqrld-::--:-tha.t everY, B-yea:r~old'can read', that .ev,ery .12-year;"oldcan..
log~,or:toth.e Interri~:t,that ev~rY'lB-year:':'old 'can 'go' onto college;.'; .
,~h~t::e.very Ameri,?an adultc::an conti~ue ,~P learn 'for a' li~etime;,'
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'whethe,r 'we'are"l~arning:what:we need to,know .'And ,that regtii):'es ':" .'
,'~omethipg Ameriqa, has, put off, doirigfor' too'iong:, ' .,theelnbracing of a'
.genuine \commit~eht tdnationai : standards: of learriing';for our young
pe'op!e~\' ,I:have' challengeci.,every; :5ta·te'.tQ, emb:r:,aceriatio:nal standards·"
, and to participate in' 19,99in an examination ,to:' see wheth$r'qur "
'~:hildren ,have met th6sest~ndard~fC?'r4thgraq.ers ','in reading .and Bth,' '
graders· ~n math~;' '
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'Today f Anlerica's,+argestss":looI,:',sYfst~inand'lead~rs ,qf .
its most f;orward~le,aning high~tec,h industries' pave joinedtoge~h~r' to
"put ,California \alpngsideMaryland, Mich'igan, 'North Carolina; .'and .:our'
, mild,. tCiry .sch·ools 'in ·th~,s,upportof·' th~n :ltional,standa.rds movement., .
. !" thank· Delaine ,Eastin. :I tha,nkthe200. high .techexecutives, who, ."
" :,have:S;tlpported' ,.this . ,'And I ,·thcln1,cthe,.m f 3r ,their pledge riot' J:-qst t~. '\
,anno~lJc~' their~upport today,- ,but 'to"wri te\every.gov~rnbr ;eve~ry ','
':,', schoolboard'/ev$ry 'state ',edu,cat~ori.lead=r ,al'ldask.them to. .
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, ..' '.'. ' It has been .less. than'. twp ~months since, I· called 'ol1'eve:t:y
siate ·to·, adopt. high national: standards.' Today ,.wi.th 'Californi:a IS .. '. . '
endorsemen£, istates.~ariqschool .systems that ,~ducat,e' nearly .2 Ope;rdent, : .
I'df 'Ameri'ca' sschool: children are now on therdad, to" ,measuri·ng ·the'ir' .,' ,.
'students again~tthose hlghstanqards'.;rf, any state understands the
challengesw~ ',face in,'the 21st'cent'uryin the' glClbi:d ':economyi:ri:> an'
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Infprnat-ionAge,i1; is surely. California." our g~teway to:ml;1ch:of ~the ..
world and the, home 'of many. of' the' industrie~that will shape our,
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. . .... "ca!lif6r~i~,"and ail·.(){you~fHo,are, here t~'daya~da'll of
·.thc{r;;e; 'in. CaLlfornia' today, have given pOvierfuln'ew, momentum to the
crusade ,for:-natidnal e.ducaticm standards .. Education "and busin.ess
leaders,' "RepublicclnsandD,emocrats ':aI'ldiridepend~nts,people 'all
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coinm1t:ted t·o· seeing pol i tics stop at thE'schooll1ouse" door.' in America ' ..
haye"ne;>: stppping plCiC!=!' An tomorrQwl,s' ,world~. ,,"
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'.>.:i: wa,nt'to thankeyeryon(? who has made 'this ·possible.' I
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, ,thank:especially Secretary Riiey for his, w;ork:'and the ,Vice President·
<.in partiqul'ar for tne ,work.be did to put' this group .together ,'today. '
. This 'is 'a very~very' happy.• d~y',for 'nie'p,erso!lally, but mO,re , ...~, " '
,Jmportantly, ,for the, 'ca~seof'educationaladyancem'~nt' and refo:r;1tland ,"
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'And now;:t Id: like to' ~ali onthecaliforriia' ,
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THE PRE.:SIDENT:', 'Jlm,.,'·it '.s' Presfdentclint6n.: ,'lid like
to' thari~you, for;,bEdng·,th~reand~hank congresswoman Lofgrenan4 my""
i good" friend Mayor Susan Ha:i:nmer~'
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.,I',d:llke to' asky6u to,amplify j'ust"a inome~t· 6na,p~int"
, that John 'Doerr made ,when he. was' int~qducirig you; . when he pointed 'out
'. 't,bat just the 24o'Companie$ ·wlio ~have 'endorsed this national standards
·.movementtodayhave· create<;ii l30 r0"00'jobs in the'lpst four,years and.
have tnousands of, job~openings' now .waiti,ng: to: be., fJlled." "", ' ' : '
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. ,'. ,We, h~ve~:i;'ied 'very . hard ' in't:.his .adniinistrat:i,.on:toc,reate
"a,c,limate, and"an environment and to; pursue policie$whichwo,uld " ' "
, permit. us to incr,ease' .the ',nu:moer of, high wage, ,goqd future /j qbs~ so' '. ,;\ ~
'" ·that 'we' could' raise i'ncom,es,', average ,ine,:>mes in:America again;"
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I think):twould be h:elPfui'.':i,.f' you would ,just state .. , ' .' .
. "explicitly from your point ,of, view"what, the relat'ionship is. in having,
-';citizens;:)!o\lngpeople educated accordilng t~,high;national stah~ards,
and' filling, thof:;e 'jobs .with young Americans·anCl raising our ,ave,rage'.
, I, income.
B~caus~ I . think, that's one' thingth'e ,Amer;i-c;:an, people hayen' t
clearly·focusedon, '~the extent', towhich,Qur a:b~li'ty,to cre~te high~
wage jobs in the end depends; uJ?on'our, ability 'tp,'producepecipl~ who
"can ,fil1th'ose jobs once theY're.created.
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. . THE .PRESID'eN.T:l Than:kyou' V?l:yinuch.·L,et me just, ma)te "
qne 'other briefpqint ',about this, ,and put 'it., against', one of pur 'other "
big national challenges ~-\'our effort., ,t'oreforni, the welfare ,system'
, and 'to limit :the amount' of '''time' that able':'bodied people spend on;/
.public assistanc'e ~ and.t'Q~max'imize ,their .'movementinto,t:hework .. 'force:
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yOU~ h~~,e this 'unbeLieva}:)l~· situation today, where f,n' 'sol!\e ' . ,
of our cities ,_": ,st; Lo.uis and Chicago come '~o mind 'because we've; had
studies' there in the~last 18 moriths ~~ there ar. six ,t6nine
applicants for every entry level job thatopeJ1sup~ . And, yet, you· .i
10q:k r around t,he' coun:tryand:,thereare-~e.ns ,Of' thous1ands' of, the kinds,' ,
qf jobs thatttie'induEltries iepres~rited' in . this ·rooln·,:and, out. in San
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, Jose: have, opened and, made ,availCl~le right now ,tJiat'cannot:b~ fille'd~ . ~.
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So'::it is obvious; ,to take tnis orie' step 'further/that,
'we '11 never 'rea:Jly~n'swe+ :the w,holew.e~fare ,reforritchal'ienge a.nd moye
p~gple , from ,dependence.t!=)indeI'endence until: ,~e can: demqnstrat'e ,to . , "
emplo·yersthat. we'have 'educated all of our young p~ople" ,even our
'poorest young people, at a 'level 'of irit:.erh~tion?il'acd~pta,nce.
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",really represent our children,' 'arid 'give: ·them a c;:hance. to ,mak~a. .
:' c::ouple 6fremp:rks.Le~'m7 :beginwi thcapinex;::cortez,~,:,ho if; a. ff~:rst
·grad~teacheJ;.from the Ol~veStreet Schcol >~nPortervJ:lle,.:c
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Cali fornia~ ;,' She Is.beeria ;reading specielist rand' art elementary' school
~ea6her for 30 yea'rs, -":,-r' find that pard',to belfeve .;.- (laughter) ,
~ but eve.~sinceShe was, eight: years' <;lld she' ~. been ,an e1:ementary\
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'stat'e~ide coordinatirig committee" ons:tart·iards. '.
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often 'get ,askep.,· wh'ich _is that,,' 1,s it, realistic ,.' forI us .to .expe,et, ,that..
we can set; standards that are ',at,', once l:ligh .and meaningful an,d,'.",
. ,s~dondly; that' can be achieved by virtual-ly a:ll ',of' our studEmts' in' a.
country ~i th stich, a, diver!Se'stu~erit, body;, ~,-' .ne>t·only .di~erse :racially
and ethnl:cally" . but also eccmoml:·cally., .Is ·thatreall:stl:c? And I '.d
'-'likef6r you to' 'talk about it based ,on' yourexperic;mce.:"
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.: .' THE 'PRESID~NT: L~t~,me'just"';- I'd',iiketo,e~phasize'
what 'caJ;men, s~id-_-,the most i1riportarit thing sh~. ~,aid.,' Keep in. mind .
,now" here's somebody .who hal:;' beenteachi!1g'our children ,for 30 'years ' .
.'. :I'am.'so sick ,and .tiredof,peopl:e,assuining 6nth,e front 'end that , .. ' .
. . '.children' S' learning is limited because ·of thei,r racial, .their eth;rlic'
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, selll:ngthem'; downth,e rl:ver ,we are .,not doing ou·r jobs as adults." It,
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'J:'o'me, 'the most 'l:mportant thl:ngthat'.,s been' said, he~e
,: ,.today by anybody is apel;'son',who has be,en'an: educator for'30, years·
saying th9-t,whi:mI have high expectatiorls forthe;secliildren,~ I firid
.. that.' they meet, those expectations! : And j~'thirik cthab's importan·t •. ,
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, ,too. : We have, LydialPere'z Howard :(phonetic), parent'o'f, a. 3rd ,grade '" '/'
daug~ter whoat.tends ·Clevelan¢!. Ele:mentary School in. Pasaq.ena ,\. ;
California., She's the vice presidentbf, thEa' PTA and active on the.
, school adv,isory coul')cflandthe' neighbo:t:'hoQd s;trengthening pr6ject,~,
And .. I' d l ike ,.to ask "her to talk' aboilthow' she. feels about this whole'
's,tandards, movelt\ent· and her daughter' a'future :and how. '.it,will" a'ffect'
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.,' "'THEPRESIDENT:,~et'Ipe s~'Y ~'hY·I',!th.ink'Ly,di~'~ 'co;m~nte; .
are so important ..In' the end i whatever we' do in the \schools 'needs' to ".
be, reinforced by what,th~ childre.n 'hearathom~.' . And: we learnea<i '
l,ot over the. last ,oh; ,12 o'r,: 13 ,years 'si1Jc~·the ',issuance ,.in '1984 of "
the Nat'ion At . Risk 'report.
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But' one of .the :tribst important: things.'.that I\1earned,in'
- 'alL these years ':( was working' as a goyernor' on standards and
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,many parents' who. tended' to qeli'eve that. their children's;performan<::e,
',:inschool ,was la.rgel'y que to th.eir' incc)lt',e or their racial. or ethnic ' .
,background or:' wheth~r, English was thefr~first.languag~.,! And .in .a' lot
e>fpther cultures that. wf? 'recompetulg \<.l: th~' theybell:eve thel:r , ". '.
children's performance,in,schoolis,dirE:otlyreiated ,to effort and
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:, want about what YO,uth,ink' is ~:igh:t; or ,is .it 90 peliCEant one,a~d ,tp
percent the·otherr but.'t.here is 'only,o]fe:attitude:likeny ,to produce l '
,positive re,sults' for,· 'the children/,~u)d 'that is ,to bel-ievet.ha:t,wha:t
clilldrenlearn',is' largely 'the. function' ·of: effort ,and, the .1~vel' of ,' •.
· ~upport ,they.' get in ,the 'holIle . . 50 wpen' t.heparentssay s,omething like'
'what Lydia has sa'id I itsee1;l1s, to, me prClfouhdly' impor;tant., .
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'ThEr otne~ thing I' d like to: say -- you"say yOu came up
, \ .in the" schools' of .the Bronx '. ina different. time,. \It ,\put; Ijte . in .mind'
.pf something else ,that's especially important to·Ca11fornia.· This
couritry has ;>een ,built by generation aft;.~r generation o'!, immigrants.
who c~me tothiscount.ry 'qrid.believed 'that theIr children would do'
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better, ,than they did ~nd w~uld' fully,part.icipate intbe 'Alnerican' .
Dream.· I would argue there were two el~~ents to that. One' is~the
imm1grants .worked ",J. ike ,crazy, saved i, and! gave the,ir kids a better "
','life.' Second, ,their kids ,had a"good~ducat'ion and 'w~re assimilatec!'
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. more and Ino+,e of our immigrants\ are people who desperat,'ely <need' not,
only ifor the:wor~ing '"age 'parents :to have the-cha~c~ ·tq 'get good jobs
and' build-"a goodfu'ture, 'but for those. children to have th~t',future,
too •.' . wa cannot. ,be.come .thecountry we 'ought, to. become \ as a' multi-:.
ethnic-, mUltl-racial democracy in -a world that 'will value that
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,hqving parents' who believe that •if' the~r,schools
work properly ,andJ;lave ,high expecta.tions~, they willsuppoz:t that· and
they ;will.telltheir children that-what they learn Iwill be:afunctiori
'ofeffort' 'more""'than :t. Q. -- those 'two th ings' will '.count' .more. than'
ariyt~ing else the, ;rest' ,of ·us wiil do :''I,~eri all, ,of us' :tiav~, t~ do,' is.
show" up, do our' part, 'and;create the system "that .will enable those
~ind,s .of, te~ch.ers, th,os,e . kinds .:of, <parent~s, "and. thosek-inQsof
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parent another hand. I :t,l:li,nk they did, a great j'Ob~: (~pp,lause. )
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my 'friend and' cOlleaSJue on, this for' nearlY' '20 _year,s tl9W,' to t.alk> a:
1 i ttle: bit about what we I rEi! doing to try: to w'ork, with the states' to
'get 'the standards.'movement l.lP and going and, specifically" tc:>prepare
.'the: 4th grade reading and the '8th' grade mathaxaminatiqn by. IS) 9·9 so
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THE, ~RESIDENT: rid -like to leave ,everyonewith'th~s ,one
final, point, and then 'I'.d like :to' call on_ the, Vice Piresiden1;:'toclose.
the-meeting ~ to ti,e. soinetting together .that.Secretary Riley talked:' .
about,a'ndwha,t Lydia, Perez-Howard "-and vihat. Carm~n Cortez said abou't '
the 'students, \- and obviously 'what ,Delalnt";':sa'id earlier, and going,' back,
to,,· s,omethingJim BC\rksdalesaid about, hOi'T everyth;j.ng that' he 's.', . , ..
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�THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 1, 199i
CALIFORNIA EDUCATION ROUND TABLE ON
NATIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING
DATE:
LOCATION:
BRIEFING TIME:
EVENT TIME:
FROM:
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April 2, 1997
The East Room
2:05 pm - 2:30 pm (Red Room)
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Bruce Reed
Michael Cohen.
PURPOSE
To highlight the support from the state of California and the high tech industry for your
national standards and testing proposal.
II.
BACKGROUND
You will be hosting a round table discussion with California educators and high tech .
tEOs in front of an audien~e of 150 members of the education and business communities.
The Vice President and Secretary Riley will also be participating. This is an opportunity
for you to receive the endorsement of Delaine Eastin, the California State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, and over 200 high tech industry leaders for your national standards
and testing proposal.
California Superintendent Endorsement:
The California endorsement means that nearly 20 percent of the Nation's students are
committed to participate in the standards and testing program. Superintendent Eastin'·s
endorsement makes California the fourth state, after Maryland, Michigan, and North
Carolina, along with the Department of Defense schools, to commit to participate in the
national tests. California public schools serve over five million students, representing over
11% of the nation's public school enrollment.
High Tech Industry's Endorsement: .
John Doerr, partner in the venture capital firm of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, will
announce that a group of over 200 high-tech industry leaders who hire graduates from
across the country have endorsed the President's standards and testing initiative.
Moreover, the industry leaders will write to all governors, chief state school officers; and
state board of education chairs calling on them to support national standards. Doerr will
�be joined via audio feed from San Jose's Stonegate School by Jim Barksdale, CEO &
President of Netscape Communications, Mayor Susan Hammer, and students who will
participate in the tests in 1999. Other CEOswill participate in the event at the White
House and from San Jose. The CEOs comihg to the White House will also meet with the
Vice President and Erskine separately. This is the fourth meeting the Vice President has
had with John Doerr and other high tech industry representatives since January. In these
meetings the Vice President specifically sought their support on this issue.
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PARTICIPANTS
Briefing Partidpants:
The Vice President
Secretary Riley
Sylvia Mathews
John Podesta
Rahm Emanuel
Bruce Reed
Michael Cohen
Jim Kohlensberger
Don BaerlAnn Lewis
Eli Attie
Event Participants: .
The Vice President
Secretary Riley
John Doerr
Jim Barksdale, CEO and President of Netscape
Delaine Eastin, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Carmen Cortez, First Grade Teacher, Olive Street School, Porterville, CA
Lydia Perez-Howard, Parent of3rd grade student, Pasadena, CA
IV.
PRESS PLAN
Open
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SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
- The President makes opening remarks and introduces Delaine Eastin, California State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Delaine Eastin makes remarks.
- The Vice President makes remarks and introduces John Doerr.
- John Doerr makes remarks and introduces Jim Barksdale, 'CEO and President of
Netscape Communications from Satellite site in San Jose.
- Jim Barksdale makes remarks via satellite.
- The President would ask a question to Barksdale, and Barksdale will reply.
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- The President says goodbye to the Satellite Site, and calls on the additional round table
participants to speak.
- California First Grade Teacher Carmen Cortez makes remarks.
- California Parent Lydia Perez-Howard makes brief remarks.
- Secretary Riley makes remarks.
- The Vice -President thanks everyone for their time and closes the program.
VI.
REMARKS
Prepared by Speechwriting.
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ATTACHMENTS
- Participant list in speaking order.
- Fact Sheet on California Educational Standards.
- Statement from 200 CEOs.
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�Background on Standards and Testing in California
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin's announcement of support for
California's participation in your hatio~al standards and testing initiative comes against the
backdrop of a difficult history to set standards and assess student progress in California over the
past 5 years, as well as a major political battle with Governor Wilson over participation in Goals
2000. Her announcement will gamer support among key segments of the education community
(e.g., higher education, the AFT and NEA affiliates, the state PTA). It will also be played out in
the press and in the political arena against the backdrop of recent battles and developments,
including:
1. Gov. Wilson's cancellation of the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS) in
1994. The CLAS test, initially hailed as a model of new, performance-oriented assessments, was
canceled by Gov. Wilson in 1994, only a few years after its initial.administration. The testing
program came under strong attack, especially by conservatives, for a number of reasons. A
number of test questions were seen as focusing on values and invading student and family privacy,
and some of the reading passages contained material some viewed as objectionable. The political.
outcry that was generated by these concerns overwhelmed the capacity of the Department of
Education to defend the tests, and Gov. Wilson and the state legislature ended funding for the
tests in 1994. Since that time, there has been no statewide testing in California, although local
school districts continue to administer their own tests.
2. Establishment of a state standards commission. In 1995, Assembly Bill 265, with the
support of both Gov. Wilson and Delaine Eastin, and over the opposition of conservative
legislators, was enacted into law. The Act establishes a standards commission (2/3 of the
members appointed by Gov. Wilson, 113 appointed by Delaine Eastin) charged with responsibility
of developing model academic standards. The first standards, in Language Arts and Math at
Grades 4, 8 and 10, are to be completed and presented to the State Board of Education in
October 1997. Other subject areas will follow. These model standards will be the basis of
statewide tests to be developed. The math and Language Arts tests will be available in 2001.
However, unlike statewide tests in almost every other state, these tests will not produce individual
student scores.
In addition, to encourage individual student testing, this legislation p~ovides a $5 per student state
subsidy to local school districts that test all students using a state-approved test.
3. Delaine Eastin's Challenge Districts. In 1995, Delaine Eastin launched a standards-based
challenge to local school districts in California, to adopt local standards and local assessments,
and.to be held accountable for year-to-year progress in reaching these standards. In exchange, the
California Department of Education provides these districts with technical assistance, networking,
and regulatory flexibility.
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above, Delaine has worked with the higher education community and New Standards to develop
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model standards. These standards, nearing completion. will be consistent with the NAEP and
TIMSS frameworks that provide the foundation for the national tests.
Gov. Wilson's 9-month refusal to accept Goals 2000 funds. From July 1995 to March 1996,
Gov. Wilson refused to permit California to accept Goals 2000 funds, because of unspecified
concerns about "federal intrusion." This stance was well received among staunch conservatives in
the state, including in the legislature. However; after increasing pressure from the education and
business community. and considerable negative press, Gov. Wilson finally agreed to accept the
funds after receiving assurances from Secretary Riley that this would not interfere with
California's ability to control its own education system. California is now using most ofits Goals
2000 funds to support an early reading initiative.
�Background on Standards and Testing in California
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin's announcement of
support for California' sparticipation in your national standards and testing initiative
comes against the backdrop of a difficult history to set standards and assess
student progress in California over the past 5 years, as well as a major political
battle with Governor Wilson over participation in Goals 2000. Her announcement.
will garner support among key segments of the education community (e.g., higher
education, the AFT and NEA affiliates,' the state PTA). It will also be played out in
the press and in the political arena against the ,backdrop of recent battles and
developments, including:
1. Gov. Wilson's cancellation of the. California Learning Assessment System
(CLAS) in 1994. The CLAS test, initially hailed as a model of new,
performance-oriented assessments, was canceled by Gov. Wilson in 1994, only a
few years after its ,initial administration. The testing program came under strong
attack, especially by conservatives, for a number of .reasons. A number of test
.questions were seen as focusing on values and invading student and family privacy,
and some of the reading passages contained material some viewed as
objectionable. The political outcry that was generated by these concerns
overwhelmed the capacity of the Department of Education to defend the tests, and
Gov. Wilson and the state legislature ended funding for the tests in 1994. Since.
that time, there has been no statewide. testing in California, although local school
districts continue to administer their own tests.
,2. Establishment of a state standards commission. In 1995, Assembly Bill 265,
with the support of both Gov. Wilson and Delaine Eastin, and over the opposition of
conservative legislators, was enacted into law. The Act establishes a standards
commission (2/3 of the members appointed by Gov. Wilson, 1/3 appointed by
Delaine Eastin) charged with responsibility of developing model academic standards.
The first standards, in Language Arts and Math at Grades 4, 8 and 10, are to be
completed and presented to the State Board of Education in October 1997. Other
subject areas will follow. These model standards will be the basis 'of statewide
tests to be developed. The math and Language Arts tests will be available in 2001.
However, unlike statewide tests in almost every other state, these tests will not
produce individual.student scores.
In addition, to encourage individual student testing, this legislation provides a $5
per student state subsidy to local school districts that test all students using a
state-approved test.
3. Delaine Eastin's Challenge Districts. In '1995, Delaine Eastin 'launched a
standards-based challenge to local school districts in California, to adopt local
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standards and local assessments, and to be held accountable for year-to-year
progress in reaching these standards. In exchange, the California Department of
Education provides these districts with technical assistance, networking, and
regulatory flexibility.
To support these local districts, and to shape the work of the standards
commission discussed above, Delaine has worked with the higher education
community and New Standards to develop model standards. These standards,
nearing completion, will be consistent with the NAEP and TIMSS frameworks that
provide the foundation for the national tests.
Gov. Wilson's 9-month refusal to accept Goals 2000 funds. From July 1995 to,
March 1996, Gov. Wilson refused to permit California to accept Goals 2000 funds,
because of unspecified concerns about "federal intrusion." This stance was well
. received among staunch conservatives in the state, including in the legislature.
However, after increasing pressure from the education and business community,
and considerable negative press, Gov. Wilson finally agreed to accept the funds
after receiving assurances from Secretary Riley that this would not interfere with
California's ability to control its own education system; California is now using
most of its Goals 2000 funds to support an early reading initiative.
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RAISING STANDARDS AND PREPARING STUDENTS
FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ECONOMY
April 2, 1997
California State Superintendent Eastin Responds to the Challenge. Today. California
Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin will accept the President's challenge to
support the establishment of voluntary national tests to measure the performance.of 4th graders in
reading and 8th graders in math. Eastin will make her commitment to work to make sure that
students throughout California can participate in these tests.
By taking this action,California will insure that its student,S, parents and teachers will have honest,
accurate information about whether students are mastering basic skills. Eastin will be
accompanied by supportive educators and parents from California.
Nearly Twenty Percent of the Nation's Students to Participate. California public schools
serve more than five million students, representing over 11% of the nation's public school
enrollment. Currently, the states of Maryland, Michigan, and North Carolina, along with the U.S.
Department ofDefense schools, are committed to participating in the national tests. With
California's pledge. the percentage ofthe nation's students involved would increase to nearly 20
percent.
High-Tech Industry Leaders Endorse Tests, Call on Other States to Participate. U.S.
Students must meet worlddass standards in order to thrive in the global information-age
economy of the 21st Century. John Doerr, partner in the Silicon Valley venture capital firm of
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, will announce that a group of over 200 technology industry
leaders who hire graduates from across the country'has endorsed the President's standards and
testing initiative. Moreover, the technology industry leaders will write to all governors, state
legislative leaders. chief state school officers. and state board of education chairs calling on them
to accept the President's challenge as well. Doerr will be joined via audio feed from San Jose's
Stonegate School by Jim Barksdale, CEO & President of Netscape Communications, Mayor
Susan Hammer, and students who will participate in the tests in 1999. Other CEO's will
participate in the event at the White House and from San Jose.
A Challenge to Every State: Make Sure Every Student Masters the Basics in Reading and
Math. Under the President's plan, the U.S. Department of Education will give every state, school
district, and, parent the opportunity to use voluntary tests of 4th grade reading and 8th grade
math, beginning in 1999. These tests will help states and local communities raise standards of
excellence for teaching and learning, and provide parents with accurate information about their
children's academic performance. This will be the first time rigorous tests ofreading skills at
grade 4 and math knowledge and skills at grade 8, tied to widely accepted national standards, are
available to measure individual student and school performance throughout the nation. President
Clinton's Call to Action for American Education also stresses helping students prepare for the
tests, such as the President's America Reads Initiative to mobilize an army of one million
volunteer reading tutors.
�Q's and A's on the California Sign-On/CEO Event -- April 1, 1997
Q: Does Governor Pete Wilson support the President's testing proposal? Does
Superintendent Eastin have the authority to commit California to taking the tests?
A: Eastin is the elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in California. She is pledging her
personal support for this initiative and is committing to work with other public officials in
California to enable students there to take part in the tests. Governor Wilson ha&~ been notified of
Eastin's decision; we are not aware that he has made any public comment at this time. We would·
welcome his support, just as we have received strong support trom Governor Engler in Michigan.
Q: Doyou anticipate more states endorsing the President's proposal soon?
A: We are talking toa wide range of states that are interested in participating in the tests in 1999.
Each state has to move at its own pace and work through the advantages to students, parents, and
teachers, as well as how the proposal relates to the state's school improvement efforts. We are •
pleased with the strong. support we have received so far, and expect that today's announcement
will help us build momentum for the effort.
Q: What kind of response is the President's testing plan getting on Capitol Hill?
A: Administration officials are talking with Members and staff to help them better understand the
President's plan and to work through issues such as oversight ofthe tests. Both Chairman
Goodling and Subcommittee Chairman Riggs have publicly expressed their view that this is an
important initiative. We believe that we can work to achieve bipartisan support.
Q: Does Eastin really represent the wishes of Californians on this?
A: Superintendent Eastin was elected statewide by the citizens ofCalifornia to take a leadership
role on educations like higher standards. But Eastin isn't here alone. Insteaq, she came here with
a parent of a third-grader and a first-grade teacher educator who described--in very personal
terms-- why they feel that the President's initiative is so important to students and communities
throughout California. Business leaders, local superintendents, representatives of local school
boards, teachers, and parent organizations are also here today supporting the effort in California.
�A BIPARTISAN CALL FROM U.S. TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY LEADERS
FOR HIGH NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS IN READING AND MATH
April 2, 1997
More than two hundred of America's technology industry leaders have joined today in a
bipartisan call for national education standards -- not federal government standards, but
national standards. These should represent what all our students must know to succeed in the
new knowledge economy of the 21st century. Every state and school must shape the curriculum
to reflect these standards, and train teachers to lift students up to them.
To help schools meet the standards and measure their progress, we need an effort over
the next two years to develop national tests of student achievement in reading and math. Every .
state should adopt high national standards, and by 1999, every state should test every 4th grader
in reading and every 8th grader in math to make sure these standards are met. The States have
responsibility for setting challenging academic standards and for measuring student progress
toward these standards. President Clinton's national testing initiative offers a new opportunity.to
use widely accepted national benchmarks in reading and math against which states" schools
districts and parents can judge student performance.
Raising standards will not be easy, and some of our children will not be able to meet
them at first. The point is not to put our children down, but to lift them up. Good tests will show
us who needs ,help, what changes in teaching to make, and which schools need to improve. They
can help us to end social promotion. For nochild should move from grade school to junior high,
or junior high to high school until he or she is ready.
Jim Barksdale
CEO & President
Netscape Communications
L. John Doerr
Partner
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers
�A BIPARTISAN CALL FROM U.S. TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY LEADERS
. FOR InGH NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDA.RDS IN READING AND MATH
GaleAguilar
Paul Allaire
Joseph Ambrosio
Dr. Gilbert Amelio
Marc Andn:essen
Vmcente Anido. Jr.
SbenyAnnes
Eric Archambeau
Howard Asher
MelBadgett
Naren Bakshi
flDl Barksdale
CaroIBartz
Gary Beach
George Bell
Eric Benhamou
Charles Berger
PbilipBerman
JeffBezos
David Binkley
Philip J. Bioia
Jaleh Bisharat
JUlie Blanchard
Charles Boesenberg
Shelby Bonnie
Jerry Brenboltz
John Seeley Brown
Neill H. Brownstein
George H. Bruns. Jr.
Brett Bullington
PatBwt
Brook H. Byers
Gordon Campbell
William Campbell
Douglas Carlston
SteveCase
Daniel H. Case III
John Castello
John Chambers
Kumar Chandrasekaran
Robert Chess
April 2. 1997
CEO
CEO
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Vioe President, Int'l Relations & Communications
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President & CEO
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CEO & President
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CEO & Chairman
CEO and President
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CEO
CEO
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Vioe President Human Resources
CEO
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President
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CEO
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Mitem Corporation
Xerox
Pirene Partners
Apple Computec
Netscape Communications
Combichem. Inc.
Arris Pharmaceutical
DataMind Corp.
Advanced Bioresearch Associates
Homesoft Corporation
Vision Software
Netscape Communications
Autodesk
Computefworld
Excite
3COM
Radius
.CompuRAD
Amazon.oom
Argonaut Tedmologies
Zeus Communications
Pointcast
Heartport
Ashtech, Inc.
ClNet
Advanced Teclmical Resources
XeroxPARC
Bessemer Venturer Partners
Giga-tronics Incorporated
Excite
Acteron
Kleiner. Perkins. Caufield & Byers
TECHFARM. Inc.
Intuit
Broderbund Software
America On-Line
Hambrecht & Quist
XOMA Corporation
Cisco
InSite Vision. Inc.
Inhale Terapeutic Systems
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�A BIPARTISAN CALL FROM U.S. TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY LEADERS
FOR moo NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS IN READING AND MATH
Sanjeev Chitl'e
Ronald Chwang
Gregory R Clarke
MarkClotek
Vm.cent Coates
Louis C. Cole
Kevin Compton
LisaConte
PaulM Cook
ScottCook
AmesComish
Michael Crichton
Charles Crocker
Anne Crossway
Peter Currie
A. Stephen Dahms
JohnDean
Michael Dell
JimDezell
James Diller
1.. John DoenHenry Donaldson.
Mark W. Dowley
JoeDutrett
Heri>ert Dwight
Esther Dyson
Howard Earhart
Herb Edelstein
Yorgm Edholm
DanEilers
Arthur Einstein
David Ellington
BobEpstein
JudyEstrin
Gary Fazzino
Buck Feltman
Jeny Fiddler
Robert Fisher
JayFlatley
RK.Flesher
John Freidenrich
April 2. 1997
CEO
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President & CEO
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Aa:c America
Creative Computer
Smart Corporation
Nanometrics
Legato Systems. Inc.
KPCB
Shaman Pluu.i:nac:euticals
SRI International
Intuit
Vividus
Constant C Productions
BEl Electronics, Inc.
Cosmederm T~ologies, Inc..
Netscape Communications .
US Council ofBioteclmology Centers
Silicon Valley Bankshares
Dell Computers
NetSchools Cotp.
Sierra Semiconductor Corp.
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers
Digital Generation Systems
LICONix
Broderbund Software
Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc.
EDvmture Holdings
Power Integrations
Two Crowes Cotp.
Brio Technology, Inc.
Cidco
ABA
NetNoir
Sybase
Precept Software
Hewlett Packard
Nextwave Design Automation, Inc.
Wind Reverse Systems
Fisher Berkeley Cotp.
Molecular Dynamics
APTEK Industries. Inc.
Bay Partners
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�A BIPARTISAN CALL FROM U.S. TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY LEADERS
FOR mGH NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS IN READING AND MATII
Greg M. Gallo
Lany Garlick
Katrina Garnett
Garrett GarreUson,
Louis V. Get-stner. Ir.
Charles Geschke
Majid Ghafgbaichi
Peter Giles
Pbillip Gioia
Michael Goldberg
David Gollaher
Dominique Goupil
Thomas Greaves
Chris Greene
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�A BIPARTISAN CALL FROM U.S. TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY LEADERS
FOR HIGH NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS IN READING AND MATH
Hany Kellog
LeeKenna
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Kevin Kinsella
,Steven Kirsh
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ArtMarlcs
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April 2. 1997
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Silicon Gaming
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�A BIPARTISAN CAlL FROM U.S. TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY LEADERS
FOR HIGH NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS IN READING AND MATH
Gene Miller
Harrison Miller
Richard Miller
Halsey Minor '
George Montgomery
Gordon E. Moore
Jolm Morgridge
Mort Myerson
Hemy Nordhoff
TiDaS. Nova
Pierre Omidyar
Janina Pawlowski
Premysl Pech
Leonard Perham
Steve Perlman
Eckhard Pfeiffer
NancyPfimd
Lewis Platt
Kim Polese
Steve Pollock
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Ronald S. Posner
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Hollings Renton
'Sanford R Robertson
Duane Roth
Theodore Roth
James Rucka
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Edgar Sack
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Larry Samuels
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Fernand Sarrat
Mark Saul
April 2. 1997
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�A BIPARTISAN C~ FROM U.S. TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY LEADERS
FOR IllGH NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS IN READING AND MATH
Eric Schmidt
Stratton Sclavos
John Sculley
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Charles Shatvoy
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Dave Singec
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TomSteding
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Madhu Vora
Charlotte Walker
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Steven Weiss
JoAnn Weiss
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Don Wexler
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AnnWinblad
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Bruce Reed - Education Series
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Domestic Policy Council
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Education Series
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Bruce Reed's Education Series include material pertaining to national standards and testing; the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the 1999 efforts to reauthorize the Act; 100,000 teachers and class size; charter schools and vouchers; education events and forums; social promotion; Goals 2000; HOPE Scholarships; Pell Grants; the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 (Ed-flex); education funding and budgets; and various school and teacher issues. The files contain correspondence, reports and articles, memos, polls, handwritten notes, hard copies of emails, schedules, printed material, and memos to the President.
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Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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133 folders in 9 boxes
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