Read more about the 1989 summit with these additional stories.
- Education Summit’s ‘When’ and ‘Where’ Are Set, But the ‘Why’ Remains Unsettled (Sept. 6, 1989)
- Summit’s Promise: ‘Social Compact’ for Reforms (Oct. 4, 1989)
- Bickering Exposes the Frailty of Summit’s Consensus (Oct. 4, 1989)
- Summit Agenda Likely To Spark Fight in Congress (Oct. 11, 1989)
- Governors Aim To Make Schools ‘2nd to None’ (March 7, 1990)
- Small Group’s Inside Role in Goals-Setting Provides Clues to Education Policymaking (March 14, 1990)
- The ‘Education President’ at Midterm: Mismatch Between Rhetoric, Results? (Jan. 9, 1991)
- 1st Goals Report Contains Failures And Incompletes (Oct. 2, 1991)
- Standards: Running Out of Steam (April 12, 1995)
- With 2000 Looming, Chances of Meeting National Goals Iffy (Jan. 13, 1999)
- Mission Imponderable: Goals Panel to Disband (Jan. 9, 2002)
- U.S. Common-Standards Push Bares Unsettled Issues (Jan. 14, 2010)
Related: View our entire story package, The Federal Government, States, and Standards: A 25-Year Partnership?
