A Nation at Risk is the April 1983 report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, commissioned by US Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell. Its stark warning that American schooling was being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity catalyzed the standards-and-accountability movement in American education. It is a report rather than a law, carrying no legal force, but its influence runs through the state reform wave of the 1980s to No Child Left Behind and the Common Core standards.
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Key ProvisionDeclared that declining academic performance threatened American competitiveness and recommended reforms that launched the standards-based accountability movement. 1 Enacted / Adopted YearPublished April 1983; a report, not enacted legislation. Cross-Tradition Connections
Policies Informed
Common Core belongs to the standards movement lineage A Nation at Risk began.
NCLB descends from the standards-and-accountability movement A Nation at Risk launched.
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Wikimedia FoundationA Nation at Risk article, Formation and motivation sectionQuote, A Nation at Risk article, Formation and motivation section
the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a People
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Wikimedia FoundationA Nation at Risk article, publication dateQuote, A Nation at Risk article, publication date
Published 1983
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Wikimedia FoundationA Nation at Risk article, recommendationsQuote, A Nation at Risk article, recommendations
school districts and State legislatures should strongly consider 7-hour school days, as well as a 200- to 220-day school year
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Wikimedia FoundationIn Category: Curriculum, Assessment and Policy, A Nation at Risk articleQuote, In Category: Curriculum, Assessment and Policy, A Nation at Risk article
the 1983 report of the United States National Commission on Excellence in Education
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Wikimedia FoundationPolicies Informed: No Child Left Behind Act, A Nation at Risk article, legacy sectionQuote, Policies Informed: No Child Left Behind Act, A Nation at Risk article, legacy section
the 1983 report of the United States National Commission on Excellence in Education
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Wikimedia FoundationPolicies Informed: Common Core State Standards, A Nation at Risk article, legacy toward standards reformQuote, Policies Informed: Common Core State Standards, A Nation at Risk article, legacy toward standards reform
the 1983 report of the United States National Commission on Excellence in Education
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