The Seven Priorities of the U.S. Department of Education President Clinton called for national testing in his State of the Union Address.
Agreement appears hard to come by.
President Clinton has threatened to veto an education bill which does not include national testing, one aspect of his education program. Testing may be the hot news item, but it is only one part of the bigger picture. The United States Department of Education is addressing seven priorities. Each priority works with and builds on the others. Priorities four through seven are key strategies to enable students to achieve these results.