FY 1999 Annual Plan - Volume 1. 1998 Objective 1.1.
States develop challenging standards and assessments for all students in the core academic subjects.
All students must have the opportunity to reach high standards of education excellence and all schools should be held accountable for enabling students to achieve. Helping students reach challenging academic standards will prepare them for responsible citizenship, productive employment, and lifelong learning. The FY 1994 reauthorization of the federal elementary and secondary programs, along with Goals 2000, brought federal program support in line with state and local reform efforts, by linking program performance accountability and improvement to progress on challenging standards and assessments. Key strategies for FY 1999 Challenging state content and student performance standards. The Department will support strategies that implement high standards in the classroom and hold schools accountable for results.