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ERIC Number: EJ524324
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0275-6072
The Improving America's Schools Act and Elementary and Secondary Education Reform.
Riley, Richard W.
Journal of Law and Education, v24 n4 p513-66 Fall 1995
Summarizes the major provisions of the Improving America's Education Act (IASA): (1) higher standards for all children; (2) a focus on teaching and learning; (3) flexibility to stimulate local school-based and district initiatives, coupled with the responsibility for student performance; (4) links among schools, parents, and communities; and (5) targeted resources. (250 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Charter Schools, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal State Relationship, Parent Participation, Prevention, Public Schools, State Standards, Violence
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Goals 2000; Improving Americas Schools Act 1994