Establishing Goals and Objectives

Goals 2000
Here is the original Goals 2000 report, at the U.S. Department of Education web site.

McREL Standards Database
This is a collection of content standards, or goals, gathered by the Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory. Browse by subject or look for suggestions for activities or unit designs.

State Standards
A web site with links to the content standards, or learning goals, of each state.

Writing Behavioral Objectives
This is one page from a site maintained by William Huitt, a professor at Valdosta State University. It gives some instructions for writing the kinds of specific behavioral objectives that teachers create for lesson plans.

What are Schools For?
This article in Education Week explores some of the possible goals of a school.



Historical Perspective

120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait
This publication that you can download from the National Center for Educational Statistics contains text and charts statistical trends of elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions.

History of American Education Web Project
This site is arranged chronologically and contains information about six major periods of U.S. educational history, as well as links to other history of education sites.

The History of Education and Childhood
This site from Nijmegen University in the Netherlands provides links to sites dealing with the history of education in the U.S., as well as a wealth of other material on the history of education.



The Calls for Excellence

A Nation At Risk
You can read A Nation At Risk at the U.S. Department of Education's web site.

National Education Goals Report 1999: Building a Nation of Learners
This report details progress toward the National Education Goals, also known as Goals 2000.



Swings of the Pendulum

No Child Left Behind
Read President George W. Bush's 2001 plan for education at the U.S. Department of Education's web site.