Congressional Digest

Excerpt

The 1983 publication of A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform is considered a landmark event in the history of American education. The product of President Ronald Reagan’s Commission on Excellence in Education Reform, the report concluded that America’s schools were failing miserably, with scores dropping steadily in all subject areas. Especially disturbing were study’s the unfavorable comparisons with the academic achievements of other nations.

The report touched off a wave of reform efforts at every level of government and led to the release of another manifesto during the …