[YEP-DC] A Nation at Risk: 30 Years Later

Hi YEP-ers

Make sure you watch this video that Fordham and AEI created. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts.

Thanks,

Michelle Gininger

Media Relations and Outreach Manager

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute

mgininger@edexcellence.net

(202) 223-5452

Click the image to watch A Nation At Risk: 30 Years Later Thirty years ago today, A Nation at Risk was released to a surprised country. Suddenly, Americans woke up to learn that SAT scores were plummeting and children were learning a lot less than before. This report became a turning point in modern U.S. education history and marked the beginning of a new focus on excellence, achievement, and results. Owing in large part to this report, we now judge a school by whether its students are learning rather than how much money is going into it, what its programs look like, or its earnest intentions. Education reform today is serious about standards, quality, assessment, accountability, and benchmarking—by school, district, state, and nation. Yet we still have many miles to traverse before we sleep. Our students still need to learn far more and our schools need to become far more effective. To recall the impact of A Nation at Risk these past three decades and to reflect on what lies ahead, we invite you to watch a short video retrospective developed by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and the American Enterprise Institute: A Nation at Risk: 30 Years Later.   SHARE THE VIDEO:

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Michelle Gininger

Media Relations and Outreach Manager

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute

mgininger@edexcellence.net

(202) 223-5452

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute is the nation's leader in advancing educational excellence for every child through quality research, analysis, and commentary, as well as on-the-ground action and advocacy in Ohio.

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