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Subject: Goals 2000
Date: 26 Nov 1996 09:24:25 -0500
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Barbara Van Horn crossposted this info from EDINFO. This might give you some
additional information on parents in your programs.
Robin Jurczyk
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>From edinfo... I've only included the blurb on school completion and adult
literacy to save space.
On 11/19/96, THE NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL issued its 6th
annual report on progress towards the eight National
Education Goals. This year's report focuses on academic
standards & student assessment.
A PDF version of the report ("Building a Nation of Learners,
1996") is available on the *new* National Education Goals
Panel's web site: http://www.negp.gov/
(Note: PDF stands for "portable document
format." To view this file, you will need to
have a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat.)
You can also get a copy of the report by calling (202)
632-0952, e-mailing (LLawrenc@inet.ed.gov), or writing the
National Education Goals Panel (1255 22nd Street, NW, Suite
502, Washington, D.C. 20037).
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Statistics from "The National Education Goals
Report: Building a Nation of Learners, 1996"
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GOAL 2: SCHOOL COMPLETION -- The high school graduation rate
will increase to at least 90 percent.
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* In 1990, 86% of 18- to 24-year-olds had completed a high
school credential. By 1995, the overall completion rate had
not increased.
* Disparities in high school completion rates between White &
minority young adults did not improve between 1990 & 1995. For
example, in 1990, the gap between Hispanic & White 18- to 24-
year-olds who had a high school credential was 31 percentage
points. Five years later the gap had not decreased.
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GOAL 6: ADULT LITERACY & LIFELONG LEARNING -- Every adult
American will be literate & will possess the knowledge
& skills necessary to compete in a global economy &
exercise the rights & responsibilities of citizenship.
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* Nearly half of all American adults read & write at the two
lowest of five levels of English proficiency; 52% scored at
or above Level 3. Although adults who score below Level 3
do have some limited literacy skills, they are not likely to
be able to perform the range of complex literacy tasks that
the National Education Goals Panel considers important for
competing successfully in a global economy & exercising
fully the rights & responsibilities of citizenship.
* In 1991, the gap in adult education participation rates
between adults who had a high school diploma or less & those
with additional postsecondary education or technical
training was 27 percentage points. In 1995, the gap had
increased to 32 percentage points.
* Disparities in college enrollment between White & minority
students did not improve between 1990 & 1994. For example,
in 1990, the disparity between the proportions of Black &
White students who enrolled in college immediately after
high school graduation was 14 percentage points. The gap
had not decreased four years later.
* Disparities in college completion between White & Black
students did not improve between 1992 & 1995, & worsened
between White & Hispanic students. For example, in 1992,
the gap between the proportions of Hispanic & White high
school graduates who completed a college degree was 15
percentage points. This gap had grown to 21 percentage
points by 1995.
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