91制片厂视频 policy wonks are gearing up to commemorate the 25th anniversary next week of , the report that memorably warned Americans that their society鈥檚 educational foundations were 鈥渂eing eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people.鈥�
The report鈥攆rom a commission formed by Secretary of 91制片厂视频 Terrel H. Bell鈥攊s considered a major catalyst for the push for higher standards and other school improvement efforts that began in the 1980s and eventually led to the significantly increased federal role in education at the center of the No Child Left Behind Act.
There was no word as of late last week from the White House or the Department of 91制片厂视频 on specific federal plans for marking the anniversary. The report was issued April 26, 1983.
From the Archives: Review 91制片厂视频 Week鈥荣 20th anniversary of A Nation at Risk, a report whose martial rhetoric and warnings of academic mediocrity have reverberated throughout education policymaking for nearly a generation.
鈥� Also, look for 91制片厂视频 Week鈥荣 special collection to mark the 25th anniversary of the landmark report. The collection will go online April 22 at www.edweek.org.
91制片厂视频 Department spokeswoman Samara Yudof said the department does plan to commemorate the occasion, but no details were available at press time.
Other activities tied to the anniversary are scheduled.
The Forum on 91制片厂视频 and Democracy, an Athens, Ohio-based research and advocacy organization, is planning an event on April 23 at the National Press Club in Washington. The list of speakers includes some heavy-hitters, such as Milton Goldberg, who as the executive director of Secretary Bell鈥檚 National Commission on Excellence in 91制片厂视频 helped craft the report, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., the chairman of the House education committee.
Meanwhile, the Cato Institute, a Washington think tank, was scheduled to hold a forum April 16 titled 鈥淢arkets vs. Standards: Debating the Future of American 91制片厂视频.鈥�
The libertarian institute said the 1983 report gave momentum to the movements for accountability and school choice. Cato has invited Sol Stern, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a New York City think tank, and John D. Merrifield, an economics professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio and the editor of the Journal of School Choice.
