Achieve Says Many States Are On Track Toward Summit Goals
Five weeks before an April 1 deadline set at the National Education Summit last fall, more than half the states have indicated they will file plans that describe specific, measurable steps they will take to meet the priorities outlined there by governors, educators, and business leaders.
At the Sept. 30-Oct. 1 gathering in Palisades, N.Y., participants committed to an agenda that included improving educator quality, creating opportunities for all students to meet high standards, strengthening accountability, and building public support for such efforts.( "Teaching Tops Agenda at Summit," Oct. 6, 1999.)
Summit participants gave themselves until April to draw up their plans, which will be available on the World Wide Web site for Achieve Inc. at www.achieve.org .
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