Goal 1: Ready to Learn
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Goal 1: Ready to Learn |
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| 1. | Children's Health Index: Has the U.S. reduced the percentage of infants born with 1 or more of 4 health risks? (1990 vs. 1997) | 37% | 33% |
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| 2. | Immunizations: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of 2-year-olds who have been fully immunized against preventable childhood diseases? (1994 vs. 1997) | 75% | 78% |
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| 3. | Family-Child Reading and Storytelling: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of 3- to 5-year-olds whose parents read to them or tell them stories regularly? (1993 vs. 1999) | 66% | 69% |
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| 4. | Preschool Participation: Has the U.S. reduced the gap (in percentage points) in preschool participation between 3- to 5-year-olds from high- and low-income families? (1991 vs. 1999) | 28 points | 13 points |
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Goal 2: School Completion |
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| 5. | High School Completion: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds who have a high school credential? (1990 vs. 1998) | 86% | 85% |
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Goal 3: Student Achievement and Citizenship |
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| 6. | Reading Achievement: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of students scoring at or above Proficient in reading? (1992 vs. 1998) | |||
| Grade 4 | 29% | 31%ns |
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| Grade 8 | 29% | 33% |
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| Grade 12 | 40% | 40% |
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| 7. | Writing Achievement: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of students scoring at or above Proficient in writing? (1998) | |||
| Grade 4 | 23% | -- | ||
| Grade 8 | 27% | -- | ||
| Grade 12 | 22% | -- | ||
| 8. | Mathematics Achievement: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of students scoring at or above Proficient in mathematics? (1990 vs. 1996) | |||
| Grade 4 | 13% | 21% |
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| Grade 8 | 15% | 24% |
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| Grade 12 | 12% | 16% |
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| 9. | Science Achievement: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of students scoring at or above Proficient in science? (1996) | |||
| Grade 4 | 29% | -- | ||
| Grade 8 | 29% | -- | ||
| Grade 12 | 21% | -- | ||
| 10. | Civics Achievement: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of students scoring at or above Proficient in Civics? (1998) | |||
| Grade 4 | 23% | -- | ||
| Grade 8 | 22% | -- | ||
| Grade 12 | 26% | -- | ||
| 11. | History Achievement: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of students scoring at or above Proficient in History? (1994) | |||
| Grade 4 | 17% | -- | ||
| Grade 8 | 14% | -- | ||
| Grade 12 | 11% | -- | ||
| 12. | Geography Achievement: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of students scoring at or above Proficient in geography? (1994) | |||
| Grade 4 | 22% | -- | ||
| Grade 8 | 28% | -- | ||
| Grade 12 | 27% | -- | ||
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Goal 4: Teacher Education and Professional Development |
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| 13. | Teacher Preparation: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of secondary school teachers who hold an undergraduate or graduate degree in their main teaching assignment? (1991 vs. 1994) | 66% | 63% |
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| 14. | Teacher Professional Development: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of teachers reporting that they participated in professional development programs on 1 or more topics since the end of the previous school year? (1994) | 85% | -- | |
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Goal 5: Mathematics and Science |
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| 15. | International Mathematics Achievement: Has the U.S. improved its standing on international mathematics assessments? (1995) | |||
| Grade 4 | 7 out of 25 countries scored above the U.S. | |||
| Grade 8 | 20 out of 40 countries scored above the U.S. | |||
| Grade 12 | 14 out of 20 countries scored above the U.S. | |||
| 16. | International Science Achievement: Has the U.S. improved its standing on international science assessments? (1995) | |||
| Grade 4 | 1 out of 25 countries scored above the U.S. | |||
| Grade 8 | 9 out of 40 countries scored above the U.S. | |||
| Grade 12 | 11 out of 20 countries scored above the U.S. | |||
| 17. | Mathematics and Science Degrees: Has the U.S. increased mathematics and science degrees (as a percentage of all degrees) awarded to: | |||
| all students? (1991 vs. 1996) | 39% | 43% |
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| minorities (Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians/Alaskan Natives)? (1991 vs. 1996) | 39% | 40% |
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| females? (1991 vs. 1996) | 35% | 41% |
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Goal 6: Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning |
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| 18. | Adult Literacy: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of adults who score at the three highest levels in prose literacy? (1992) | 52% | -- | |
| 19. | Participation in Adult Education: Has the U.S. reduced the gap (in percentage points) in adult education participation between adults who have a high school diploma or less, and those who have additional postsecondary education or technical training? (1991 vs. 1999) | 27 points | 29 pointsns |
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| 20. | Participation in Higher Education: Has the U.S. reduced the gap (in percentage points) between White and Black high school graduates who: | |||
| enroll in college? (1990 vs. 1997) | 14 points | 9 pointsns |
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| complete a college degree? (1992 vs. 1998) | 16 points | 19 pointsns |
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| Has the U.S. reduced the gap (in percentage points) between White and Hispanic high school graduates who: | ||||
| enroll in college? (1990 vs. 1997) | 11 points | 13 pointsns |
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| complete a college degree? (1992 vs. 1998) | 15 points | 19 pointsns |
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Goal 7: Safe, Disciplined, and Alcohol- and Drug-free Schools |
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| 21. | Overall Student Drug and Alcohol Use: Has the U.S. reduced the percentage of 10th graders reporting doing the following during the previous year: | |||
| using any illicit drug? (1991 vs. 1998) | 24% | 37% |
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| using alcohol? (1993 vs. 1998) | 63% | 63% |
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| 22. | Sale of Drugs at School: Has the U.S. reduced the percentage of 10th graders reporting that someone offered to sell or give them an illegal drug at school during the previous year? (1992 vs. 1998) | 18% | 29% |
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| 23. | Student and Teacher Victimization: Has the U.S. reduced the percentage of students and teachers reporting that they were threatened or injured at school during the previous year? | |||
| 10th grade students (1991 vs. 1998) | 40% | 33% |
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| public school teachers (1991 vs. 1994) | 10% | 15% |
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| 24. | Disruptions in Class by Students: Has the U.S. reduced the percentage of students and teachers reporting that student disruptions interfere with teaching and learning? | |||
| 10th grade students (1992 vs. 1998) | 17% | 16%ns |
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| secondary school teachers (1991 vs. 1994) | 37% | 46% |
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Goal 8: Parental Participation |
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| 25. | Schools' Reports of Parent Attendance at Parent-Teacher Conferences: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of K-8 public schools which reported that more than half of their parents attended parent-teacher conferences during the school year? (1996) | 78% | -- | |
| 26. | Schools' Reports of Parent Involvement in School Policy Decisions: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of K-8 public schools which reported that parent input is considered when making policy decisions in three or more areas? (1996) | 41% | -- | |
| 27. | Parents' Reports of Their Involvement in School Activities: Has the U.S. increased the percentage of students in Grades 3 to 12 whose parents reported that they participated in two or more activities in their child's school during the current school year? (1993 vs. 1999) | 63% | 62%ns |
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| ns | Interpret with caution. Change was not statistically significant. |