Job eligibility, college admission, driving privileges, etc., are tied to the individual's alignment with these contrived standards. The real object of Goals 2000 envisions the transformation of society as a whole. Those older individuals who can be brought into the mind-set of this system will be trained and cultured to fill their places alongside those currently being produced. It is designed to lead into a world order where the global economy is not only merged, but managed at a central level. This is all leading to a world school system where multinational corporations harvest standardized workers from the world labor pool.
Universal education fits neatly into the authoritarian state.
Education is tied directly to jobs - control of the job being the critical control point in an authoritarian state. We are now moving into an 'or else' society. This is a manipulative system where basic freedom is taken away, a scheme aimed at compliance where if you don't move in step with the plan, you stand to lose your healthcare or your right to a job. Lack of compliance means the loss of privileges. When Total Quality Management is fully in place, Americans will have totally managed lives with no variables or options.