The Changing Purposes of American Education Crossword

broad statements of educational purpose
focused statements on the purposes of education
specific statements of educational purpose; commonly defined behavioral terms so that student experiences and performance can be observed and measured
standards released by National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers in 2010 to define the knowledge and skills students should know by their graduation from high school
strengthening the mind through mental activities, just as the body is strengthened through exercise
the view that schools must concern themselves with all aspects of students’ growth and development, not merely with cognitive skills or academic learning
education guided by the principle that success should be judged by student “outcomes” rather than “inputs
performance indicators showing students have achieved academic mastery at levels set by state boards of education
the federal Elementary and Secondary Education act passed in 2001, which requires states and school districts that receive federal funding to show adequate yearly progress, as measured by standardized tests of students in grades 3-8, and to provide all students with “highly qualified” teachers
landmark national report critical of public education in the United States that resulted in raising high school graduation requirements in most states
a 1990 National Governors’ Conference report on education in America that delineated six educational guidelines for state and local education agencies, it was revised in 1994