The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nationwide, nonprofit organization of the 57 public officials who head departments of public education in the United States, 5 U.S. extra-state jurisdiction, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Dependents Schools. States are currently at various stages in developing and implementing the improvement efforts endorsed by Goals 2000: Educate America Act. This document provides state and federal policymakers with information for 1995 on state accomplishments and lessons learned in developing and implementing education-improvement efforts. The report is divided into two sections--a national summary and a series of regional reports. Section 1 is a snapshot of the states' current reports based on their upgrading of Goals 2000, and contains summary data for each state, including data on content standards under development; student performance standards; teacher policy on professional preparation; state technology plan; and collaboration and integration of services. Section 2 presents descriptive information about the current status of the states' improvement activities. A map of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement's (OERI's) educational laboratories is included. (LMI)