Nation Still Falling Short of Education Goals, Report Finds

By Debra Viadero

WASHINGTON--For the second year in a row, the annual report on the national education goals shows that the nation is making only "modest progress'' toward meeting those targets by 2000.

The two-volume report, containing a mixture of new and revised data, was unveiled here last week by the National Education Goals Panel. The panel of governors, members of Congress, and federal officials is charged with tracking progress toward the goals.

On the positive side, the report points out that more high school students are taking Advanced Placement examinations and a majority of them are scoring high enough on them...