Charlotte Iserbyt-Deliberate Dumbing Down of America

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FOREWORD XI
PREFACE XIII
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XXIII
INTRODUCTION XXV

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THAT THE STATE WAS h'ODv WALKING ON EARTH 4HE ONLY WAY TO RESTORE EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM
AND PUT EDUCATION BACK INTO THE HANDS OF PARENTS WHERE IT BELONGS IS TO GET THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WITHITSCOERCIVEPOLICIES OUTOFEDUCATION4HEBILLIONSOFDOLLARSBEINGSPENTBY
THEFEDERALGOVERNMENTTODESTROYEDUCATIONALFREEDOMMUSTBEHALTED ANDTHATCANONLYBE
DONEBYGETTING!MERICANLEGISLATORSTOUNDERSTANDTHATTHE!MERICANPEOPLEWANTTOREMAINA
FREEPEOPLE INCHARGEOFTHEIROWNLIVESANDTHEEDUCATIONOFTHEIRCHILDREN

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VANTAGE POINT OF HAVING TWO YOUNG SONS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ) BECAME INVOLVEDAS A
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0REFACE
4HE ADVENT OF THE #LINTON ADMINISTRATION CREATES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNTRY TO
DEVELOP A TRULY NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS HUMAN RESOURCES SECOND TO
NONEONTHEGLOBE4HE.ATIONAL#ENTERON%DUCATIONANDTHE%CONOMYANDITSPREDECESSOR
ORGANIZATION THE #ARNEGIE &ORUM ON %DUCATION AND THE %CONOMY HAVE BEEN ELABORATING
A NATIONAL AGENDA IN THIS ARENA OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS (ERE WE OUTLINE A SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE INCOMING #LINTON ADMINISTRATION IN THE AREA OF HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT )T BUILDS DIRECTLY ON THE PROPOSALS THAT THE 0RESIDENT ELECT ADVANCED DURING
THECAMPAIGN4HISREPORTISMAINLYTHEWORKOFASMALLGROUPOFPEOPLEWITHCLOSETIESTO
THE.ATIONAL#ENTER4IM"ARNICLE $AVID"ARRAM -ICHAEL#OHEN $AVID(ASSELKORN $AVID
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)NTRODUCTION
4HEGREATOPPORTUNITYINFRONTOFTHECOUNTRYNOWISTOREMOLDTHEENTIRE!MERICANSYSTEMFOR
HUMANRESOURCESDEVELOPMENT ALMOSTALLOFTHECURRENTCOMPONENTSOFWHICHWEREPUTIN
PLACEBEFORE7ORLD7AR))4HENATURALCOURSEISTOTAKEEACHOFTHEIDEASTHATWEREADVANCED
INTHECAMPAIGNINTHEAREAOFEDUCATIONANDTRAININGANDTRANSLATETHEMINDIVIDUALLYINTO
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS "UT THAT WILL LEAD TO THESE PROGRAMS BEING GRAFTED ONTO THE PRESENT
SYSTEM NOT TO A NEW SYSTEM AND THE OPPORTUNITY WILL HAVE BEEN LOST )F THIS SENSE OF
TIMEANDPLACEISCORRECT ITISESSENTIALTHATTHENATIONSEFFORTSBEGUIDEDBYACONSISTENT
VISION OF WHAT IT WANTS TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE lELD OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT A
VISION THAT CAN SHAPE THE ACTIONS NOT ONLY OF THE NEW ADMINISTRATION BUT OF MANY OTHERS
OVERTHENEXTFEWYEARS
7HATFOLLOWSCOMESINTWOPIECES
&IRST A VISION OF THE KIND OF NATIONALNOT FEDERALHUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
THE NATION COULD HAVE 4HIS IS INTERWOVEN WITH A NEW APPROACH TO GOVERNING THAT SHOULD
INFORM THAT VISION 7HAT IS ESSENTIAL IS THAT WE CREATE A SEAMLESS WEB OF OPPORTUNITIES TO
DEVELOP ONES SKILLS THAT LITERALLY EXTENDS FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE AND IS THE SAME SYSTEM FOR
EVERYONEYOUNG AND OLD POOR AND RICH WORKER AND FULL TIME STUDENT )T NEEDS TO BE A
SYSTEM DRIVEN BY CLIENT NEEDS NOT AGENCY REGULATIONS OR THE NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS
PROVIDING THE SERVICES GUIDED BY CLEAR STANDARDS THAT DElNE THE STAGES OF THE SYSTEM FOR
THEPEOPLEWHOPROGRESSTHROUGHIT ANDREGULATEDONTHEBASISOFOUTCOMESTHATPROVIDERS
PRODUCEFORTHEIRCLIENTS NOTINPUTSINTOTHESYSTEM
3ECOND A PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THE NEW ADMINISTRATION AND THE #ONGRESS CAN USE
TO IMPLEMENT THIS VISION 7E PROPOSE FOUR HIGH PRIORITY PACKAGES THAT WILL ENABLE THE
FEDERALGOVERNMENTTOMOVEQUICKLY
 4HE lRST WOULD USE THE 0RESIDENT ELECTS PROPOSAL FOR AN APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM AS THE
KEYSTONE OF A STRATEGY FOR PUTTING A WHOLE NEW POSTSECONDARY TRAINING SYSTEM IN PLACE
4HATSYSTEMWOULDINCORPORATEHISPROPOSALFORREFORMINGPOSTSECONDARYEDUCATIONlNANCE
)T CONTAINS WHAT WE THINK IS A POWERFUL IDEA FOR ROLLING OUT AND SCALING UP THE WHOLE
NEWHUMANRESOURCESSYSTEMNATIONWIDEOVERTHENEXTFOURYEARS USINGTHERENAMED
APPRENTICESHIPIDEAASTHEENTERINGWEDGE
4HESECONDWOULDCOMBINEINITIATIVESONDISLOCATEDWORKERS AREBUILTEMPLOYMENTSERVICE
ANDANEWSYSTEMOFLABORMARKETBOARDSINASINGLEEMPLOYMENTSECURITYPROGRAMBUILT
ONTHEBESTPRACTICESANYWHEREINTHEWORLD4HISISTHEBACKBONEOFASYSTEMFORASSURING
ADULTWORKERSINOURSOCIETYTHATTHEYNEEDNEVERAGAINWATCHWITHDISMAYASTHEIRJOBS
DISAPPEARANDTHEIRCHANCESOFEVERGETTINGAJOBAGAINGOWITHTHEM
4HETHIRDWOULDCONCENTRATEONTHEOVERWHELMINGPROBLEMSOFOURINNERCITIES COMBINING
ELEMENTS OF THE lRST AND SECOND PACKAGES INTO A SPECIAL PROGRAM TO GREATLY RAISE THE
WORK RELATEDSKILLSOFTHEPEOPLETRAPPEDINTHECOREOFOURGREATCITIES

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 4HE FOURTH WOULD ENABLE THE NEW ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LEGISLATION ON
WHICH #ONGRESS HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING TO ADVANCE THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
REFORMAGENDA
4HE6ISION
!N%CONOMIC3TRATEGY"ASEDON3KILL$EVELOPMENT

4HE ECONOMYS STRENGTH IS DERIVED FROM A WHOLE POPULATION AS SKILLED AS ANY IN

THE WORLD WORKING IN WORKPLACES ORGANIZED TO TAKE MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE OF THE
SKILLSTHOSEPEOPLEHAVETOOFFER

! SEAMLESS SYSTEM OF UNENDING SKILL DEVELOPMENT THAT BEGINS IN THE HOME WITH
THE VERY YOUNG AND CONTINUES THROUGH SCHOOL POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND THE
WORKPLACE

4HE3CHOOLS

#LEAR NATIONAL STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE IN GENERAL EDUCATION THE KNOWLEDGE AND

SKILLSTHATEVERYONEISEXPECTEDTOHOLDINCOMMON ARESETTOTHELEVELOFTHEBEST
ACHIEVING NATIONS IN THE WORLD FOR STUDENTS OF  AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE EXPECTED
TO BRING ALL BUT THE MOST SEVERELY HANDICAPPED UP TO THAT STANDARD 3TUDENTS GET A
CERTIlCATEWHENTHEYMEETTHISSTANDARD ALLOWINGTHEMTOGOONTOTHENEXTSTAGEOF
THEIREDUCATION4HOUGHTHESTANDARDSARESETTOINTERNATIONALBENCHMARKS THEYARE
DISTINCTLY!MERICAN REmECTINGOURNEEDSANDVALUES

7EHAVEANATIONALSYSTEMOFEDUCATIONINWHICHCURRICULUM PEDAGOGY EXAMINATIONS


ANDTEACHEREDUCATIONANDLICENSURESYSTEMSAREALLLINKEDTOTHENATIONALSTANDARDS
BUTWHICHPROVIDESFORSUBSTANTIALVARIATIONAMONGSTATES DISTRICTSANDSCHOOLSON
THESE MATTERS 4HIS NEW SYSTEM OF LINKED STANDARDS CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY WILL
ABANDONTHE!MERICANTRACKINGSYSTEM COMBININGHIGHACADEMICSTANDARDSWITHTHE
ABILITYTOAPPLYWHATONEKNOWSTOREALWORLDPROBLEMSANDQUALIFYINGALLSTUDENTSFOR
ALIFETIMEOFLEARNINGINTHEPOSTSECONDARYSYSTEMANDATWORK

7E HAVE A SYSTEM THAT REWARDS STUDENTS WHO MEET THE NATIONAL STANDARDS WITH
FURTHER EDUCATION AND GOOD JOBS PROVIDING THEM A STRONG INCENTIVE TO WORK
HARDINSCHOOL

/UR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE REORGANIZED TO FREE UP SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS TO MAKE

THEKEYDECISIONSABOUTHOWTOUSEALLTHEAVAILABLERESOURCESTOBRINGSTUDENTSUP
TOTHESTANDARDS-OSTOFTHEFEDERAL STATE DISTRICTANDUNIONRULESANDREGULATIONS
THATNOWRESTRICTSCHOOLPROFESSIONALSABILITYTOMAKETHESEDECISIONSARESWEPTAWAY
THOUGH STRONG MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS GET
THE HELP THEY NEED 3CHOOL PROFESSIONALS ARE PAID AT A LEVEL COMPARABLE TO THAT OF
OTHERPROFESSIONALS BUTTHEYAREEXPECTEDTOPUTINAFULLYEARTOSPENDWHATEVERTIME



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ITTAKESTODOTHEJOBANDTOBEFULLYACCOUNTABLEFORTHERESULTSOFTHEIRWORK4HE
FEDERAL STATEANDLOCALGOVERNMENTSPROVIDETHETIME STAFFDEVELOPMENTRESOURCES
TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER SUPPORT NEEDED FOR THEM TO DO THE JOB .OTHING LESS THAN A
WHOLLY RESTRUCTURED SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN POSSIBLY BRING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS UP TO A
STANDARDONLYAFEWHAVEBEENEXPECTEDTOMEETUPTONOW

4HEREISANAGGRESSIVEPROGRAMOFPUBLICCHOICEINOURSCHOOLS
!LLSTUDENTSAREGUARANTEEDTHATTHEYWILLHAVEAFAIRSHOTATREACHINGTHESTANDARDS

THATIS THATWHETHERTHEYMAKEITORNOTDEPENDSONLYONTHEEFFORTTHEYAREWILLINGTO
MAKE!DETERMINEDEFFORTONTHEPARTOFTHEFEDERALGOVERNMENTWILLBEREQUIREDON
THISPOINT3CHOOLDELIVERYSTANDARDSMAYBEREQUIRED)FSO THESESTANDARDSSHOULD
HAVETHESAMESTATUSINTHESYSTEMASTHENEWSTUDENTPERFORMANCESTANDARDS BUTTHEY
SHOULDBEFASHIONEDSOASNOTTOCONSTITUTEANEWBUREAUCRATICNIGHTMARE

0OSTSECONDARY%DUCATIONAND7ORK3KILLS

!LLSTUDENTSWHOMEETTHENEWNATIONALSTANDARDSFORGENERALEDUCATIONAREENTITLED

TO THE EQUIVALENT OF THREE MORE YEARS OF FREE ADDITIONAL EDUCATION 7E WOULD HAVE
THEFEDERALANDSTATEGOVERNMENTSMATCHFUNDSTOGUARANTEEONEFREEYEAROFCOLLEGE
EDUCATIONTOEVERYONEWHOMEETSTHENEWNATIONALSTANDARDSFORGENERALEDUCATION
THE AMOUNT OF THIS AWARD WOULD BE SET AT A STIPULATED MAXIMUM SO AS TO AVOID
RUNAWAY CHARGES FOR COLLEGE TUITION  3O A STUDENT WHO MEETS THE STANDARD AT 
WOULDBEENTITLEDTOTWOFREEYEARSOFHIGHSCHOOLANDONEOFCOLLEGE,OANS WHICH
CANBEFORGIVENFORPUBLICSERVICE AREAVAILABLEFORADDITIONALEDUCATIONBEYONDTHAT
.ATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SUB BACCALAUREATE COLLEGE LEVEL PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
DEGREES AND CERTIlCATES WILL BE ESTABLISHED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF EMPLOYERS
LABORANDHIGHEREDUCATION4HESEPROGRAMSWILLINCLUDEBOTHACADEMICSTUDYAND
STRUCTURED ON THE JOB TRAINING %IGHTY PERCENT OR MORE OF !MERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATESWILLBEEXPECTEDTOGETSOMEFORMOFCOLLEGEDEGREE THOUGHMOSTOFTHEM
LESS THAN A BACCALAUREATE 4HESE NEW PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL CERTIlCATES AND
DEGREES TYPICALLY ARE WON WITHIN THREE YEARS OF ACQUIRING THE GENERAL EDUCATION
CERTIlCATE SO FORMOSTPOSTSECONDARYSTUDENTS COLLEGEWILLBEFREE4HESEPROFESSIONAL
AND TECHNICAL DEGREE PROGRAMS WILL BE DESIGNED TO LINK TO PROGRAMS LEADING TO
THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE AND HIGHER DEGREES 4HERE WILL BE NO DEAD ENDS IN THIS
SYSTEM %VERYONE WHO MEETS THE GENERAL EDUCATION STANDARD WILL BE ABLE TO GO
TO SOME FORM OF COLLEGE BEING ABLE TO BORROW ALL THE MONEY THEY NEED TO DO SO
BEYONDTHElRSTFREEYEAR

4HISIDEAOFPOST SECONDARYPROFESSIONALANDTECHNICALCERTIlCATESCAPTURESALLOFTHE
ESSENTIALSOFTHEAPPRENTICESHIPIDEA WHILEOFFERINGNONEOFITSDRAWBACKSSEEBELOW 
"UTITALSOMAKESITCLEARTHATTHOSEENGAGEDINAPPRENTICE STYLEPROGRAMSAREGETTING
MORETHANNARROWTRAININGTHEYARECONTINUINGTHEIREDUCATIONFOROTHERPURPOSESAS
WELL AND BUILDING A BASE FOR MORE EDUCATION LATER #LEARLY THIS IDEA REDElNES
COLLEGE 0ROPRIETARY SCHOOLS EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
WILL WANT TO OFFER THESE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND FOUR YEAR

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INSTITUTIONS BUTTHESENEWENTRANTSWILLHAVETOBEACCREDITEDIFTHEYARETOQUALIFY
TOOFFERTHEPROGRAMS

%MPLOYERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SLOTS FOR THE STRUCTURED ON THE JOB TRAINING
COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM BUT MANY DO SO BECAUSE THEY GET lRST ACCESS TO THE
MOSTACCOMPLISHEDGRADUATESOFTHESEPROGRAMSANDTHEYCANUSETHESEPROGRAMSTO
INTRODUCETHETRAINEESTOTHEIROWNVALUESANDWAYOFDOINGTHINGS

4HE SYSTEM OF SKILL STANDARDS FOR TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREES IS THE SAME

FOR STUDENTS JUST COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND FOR ADULTS IN THE WORKFORCE )T IS
PROGRESSIVE INTHESENSETHATCERTIlCATESANDDEGREESFORTHEENTRYLEVELJOBSLEADTO
FURTHERPROFESSIONALANDTECHNICALEDUCATIONPROGRAMSATHIGHERLEVELS*USTASINTHE
CASE OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE SCHOOLS THOUGH THE STANDARDS ARE THE SAME EVERYWHERE
LEADING TO MAXIMUM MOBILITY FOR STUDENTS THE CURRICULA CAN VARY WIDELY AND
PROGRAMSCANBECUSTOMDESIGNEDTOlTTHENEEDSOFFULL TIMEANDPART TIMESTUDENTS
WITHVERYDIFFERENTREQUIREMENTS'OVERNMENTGRANTANDLOANPROGRAMSAREAVAILABLE
ON THE SAME TERMS TO FULL TIME AND PART TIME STUDENTS AS LONG AS THE PROGRAMS IN
WHICHTHEYAREENROLLEDAREDESIGNEDTOLEADTOCERTIlCATESANDDEGREESDElNEDBY
THESYSTEMOFPROFESSIONALANDTECHNICALSTANDARDS

4HENATIONALSYSTEMOFPROFESSIONALANDTECHNICALSTANDARDSISDESIGNEDMUCHLIKETHE

MULTISTATEBAR WHICHPROVIDESANATIONALCOREAROUNDWHICHTHESTATESCANSPECIFY
ADDITIONALSTANDARDSTHATMEETTHEIRUNIQUENEEDS4HEREARENATIONALSTANDARDSAND
EXAMS FOR NO MORE THAN  BROAD OCCUPATIONAL AREAS EACH OF WHICH CAN LEAD TO
MANY OCCUPATIONS IN A NUMBER OF RELATED INDUSTRIES 3TUDENTS WHO QUALIFY IN ANY
ONEOFTHESEAREASHAVETHEBROADSKILLSREQUIREDBYAWHOLEFAMILYOFOCCUPATIONS
AND MOST ARE SUFlCIENTLY SKILLED TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE IMMEDIATELY WITH FURTHER
OCCUPATION SPECIFIC SKILLS PROVIDED BY THEIR UNION OR EMPLOYER )NDUSTRY AND
OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS CAN VOLUNTARILY CREATE STANDARDS BUILDING ON THESE BROAD
STANDARDSFORTHEIROWNNEEDS ASCANTHESTATES3TUDENTSENTERINGTHESYSTEMARElRST
INTRODUCEDTOVERYBROADOCCUPATIONALGROUPS NARROWINGOVERTIMETOCONCENTRATEON
ACQUIRINGTHESKILLSNEEDEDFORACLUSTEROFOCCUPATIONS4HISMODULARSYSTEMPROVIDES
FORTHEINITIATIVEOFPARTICULARSTATESANDINDUSTRIESWHILEATTHESAMETIMEPROVIDING
FORMOBILITYACROSSSTATESANDOCCUPATIONSBYREDUCINGTHETIMEANDCOSTENTAILEDIN
MOVINGFROMONEOCCUPATIONTOANOTHER)NTHISWAY ABALANCEISESTABLISHEDBETWEEN
THEKINDSOFGENERICSKILLSNEEDEDTOFUNCTIONEFFECTIVELYINHIGHPERFORMANCEWORK
ORGANIZATIONSANDTHESKILLSNEEDEDTOCONTINUELEARNINGQUICKLYANDWELLTHROUGHA
LIFETIMEOFWORK ONTHEONEHAND ANDTHESPECIlCSKILLSNEEDEDTOPERFORMATAHIGH
LEVELINAPARTICULAROCCUPATIONONTHEOTHER

)NSTITUTIONSRECEIVINGGRANTANDLOANFUNDSUNDERTHISSYSTEMAREREQUIREDTOPROVIDE

INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN A UNIFORM FORMAT 4HIS
INFORMATION COVERS ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM COSTS AND SUCCESS RATES FOR STUDENTS OF
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND CHARACTERISTICS AND CAREER OUTCOMES FOR THOSE STUDENTS
THEREBYENABLINGSTUDENTSTOMAKEINFORMEDCHOICESAMONGINSTITUTIONSBASEDONCOST
AND PERFORMANCE ,OAN DEFAULTS ARE REDUCED TO A LEVEL CLOSE TO ZERO BOTH BECAUSE
PROGRAMS THAT DO NOT DELIVER WHAT THEY PROMISE ARE NOT SELECTED BY PROSPECTIVE

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STUDENTSANDBECAUSETHENEWPOSTSECONDARYLOANSYSTEMUSESTHE)23TOCOLLECTWHAT
ISOWEDFROMSALARIESANDWAGESASTHEYAREEARNED
%DUCATIONAND4RAININGFOR%MPLOYEDAND5NEMPLOYED!DULTS

4HE NATIONAL SYSTEM OF SKILLS STANDARDS ESTABLISHES THE BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT

OF A COHERENT UNIlED TRAINING SYSTEM 4HAT SYSTEM CAN BE ACCESSED BY STUDENTS
COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL EMPLOYED ADULTS WHO WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR PROSPECTS
UNEMPLOYEDADULTSWHOAREDISLOCATEDANDOTHERSWHOLACKTHEBASICSKILLSREQUIRED
TOGETOUTOFPOVERTY"UTITISALLTHESAMESYSTEM4HEREARENOLONGERANYPARTSOF
IT THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE DISADVANTAGED THOUGH SPECIAL MEASURES ARE TAKEN TO
MAKESURETHATTHEDISADVANTAGEDARESERVED)TISASYSTEMFOREVERYONE JUSTASALL
THEPARTSOFTHESYSTEMALREADYDESCRIBEDAREFOREVERYONE3OTHEPEOPLEWHOTAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS SYSTEM ARE NOT MARKED BY IT AS DAMAGED GOODS 4HE SKILLS THEY
ACQUIREAREWORLDCLASS CLEARANDDElNEDINPARTBYTHEEMPLOYERSWHOWILLMAKE
DECISIONSABOUTHIRINGANDADVANCEMENT

4HE NEW GENERAL EDUCATION STANDARD BECOMES THE TARGET FOR ALL BASIC EDUCATION

PROGRAMS BOTH FOR SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND ADULTS !CHIEVING THAT STANDARD IS THE
PREREQUISITEFORENROLLMENTINALLPROFESSIONALANDTECHNICALDEGREEPROGRAMS!WIDE
RANGE OF AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS OFFER PROGRAMS LEADING TO THE GENERAL EDUCATION
CERTIlCATE INCLUDINGHIGHSCHOOLS DROPOUTRECOVERYCENTERS ADULTEDUCATIONCENTERS
COMMUNITYCOLLEGES PRISONSANDEMPLOYERS4HESEPROGRAMSARETAILOREDTOTHENEEDS
OF THE PEOPLE WHO ENROLL IN THEM !LL THE PROGRAMS RECEIVING GOVERNMENT GRANT OR
LOANFUNDSTHATCOMEWITHDROPOUTSANDADULTSFORENROLLMENTINPROGRAMSPREPARING
STUDENTSTOMEETTHEGENERALEDUCATIONSTANDARDMUSTRELEASETHESAMEKINDOFDATA
REQUIREDOFTHEPOSTSECONDARYINSTITUTIONSONENROLLMENT PROGRAMDESCRIPTION COSTAND
SUCCESSRATES2EPORTSAREPRODUCEDFOREACHINSTITUTIONANDFORTHESYSTEMASAWHOLE
SHOWINGDIFFERENTSUCCESSRATESFOREACHMAJORDEMOGRAPHICGROUP

4HE SYSTEM IS FUNDED IN FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS ALL PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE SAME OR A

SIMILARSETOFSERVICES3CHOOLDROPOUTSBELOWTHEAGEOFAREENTITLEDTOTHESAME
AMOUNT OF FUNDING FROM THE SAME SOURCES THAT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTITLED TO
HADTHEYSTAYEDINSCHOOL$ISLOCATEDWORKERSAREFUNDEDBYTHEFEDERALGOVERNMENT
THROUGHTHEFEDERALPROGRAMSFORTHATPURPOSEANDBYSTATEUNEMPLOYMENTINSURANCE
FUNDS4HECHRONICALLYUNEMPLOYEDAREFUNDEDBYFEDERALANDSTATEFUNDSESTABLISHED
FOR THAT PURPOSE %MPLOYED PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE REQUIREMENT
THATTHEIREMPLOYERSSPENDANAMOUNTEQUALTOANDPERCENTOFTHEIRSALARYAND
WAGEBILLONTRAININGLEADINGTONATIONALSKILLCERTIlCATION0EOPLEINPRISONCOULDGET
REDUCTIONSINTHEIRSENTENCESBYMEETINGTHEGENERALEDUCATIONSTANDARDINAPROGRAM
PROVIDEDBYTHEPRISONSYSTEM!NYOFTHESEGROUPSCANALSOUSETHEBALANCESINTHEIR
GRANTENTITLEMENTORTHEIRACCESSTOTHESTUDENTLOANFUND

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)NSURANCE &UND !LL AVAILABLE FRONT LINE JOBSWHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATEMUST BE
LISTED IN IT BY LAW ;THIS PROVISION MUST BE CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO MAKE SURE THAT
EMPLOYERS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO EMPLOYMENT SUITS BASED ON THE DATA PRODUCED BY
THISSYSTEMIFTHEYARESUBJECTTOSUCHSUITS THEYWILLNOTPARTICIPATE=!LLTRAINEES
INTHESYSTEMLOOKINGFORWORKAREENTITLEDTOBELISTEDINITWITHOUTAFEE3OITISNO
LONGERASYSTEMJUSTFORTHEPOORANDUNSKILLED BUTFOREVERYONE4HESYSTEMISFULLY
COMPUTERIZED)TLISTSNOTONLYJOBOPENINGSANDJOBSEEKERSWITHTHEIRQUALIlCATIONS
BUTALSOALLTHEINSTITUTIONSINTHELABORMARKETAREAOFFERINGPROGRAMSLEADINGTOTHE
GENERALEDUCATIONCERTIlCATEANDTHOSEOFFERINGPROGRAMSLEADINGTOTHEPROFESSIONAL
AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE DEGREES AND CERTIlCATES ALONG WITH ALL THE RELEVANT DATA
ABOUT THE COSTS CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE OF THOSE PROGRAMSFOR EVERYONE
AND FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS #OUNSELORS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY CITIZEN TO HELP THEM
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TO PRODUCE BETWEEN STUDENT VARIANCE IN ACHIEVEMENT SCORES "UT IF ONE NEGLECTS THIS
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2OADTO2EVOLUTION+-(EATON N
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2USSELL "ERTRAND n
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3ALSER #ARL7 
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3ANTER *ACQUES n
3AVANNAH #HATHAM#OUNTY9OUTH&UTURES!UTHORITY 
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3AYARE -ITCHELL 
3AYER 'EORGE*ACK N
3AYRE 7ALLACE 
3CANLON 2OBERT'   
3CHAEFFER &RANCIS XXVI  n !
3CHAFER 7ILLIAM$ONALD n
3CHLAmY 0HYLLIS  N !
3CHLESINGER !RTHUR*R 
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3CHMITT "ERNADOTTE 
3CHMITT #LARA !
3CHMITT -ARSHALL, 
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3CHOOL"ELL n
SCHOOLBOARDMEMBERSELECTED ROLEOF  n
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h3CHOOL%XAMS,IKELYTO(AVE2USSIAN/RIGIN v
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h3CHOOL3ITE-ANAGEMENTv,AWRENCE#0IERCE n
h3CHOOLS ,EARN ,ESSONS IN %FFICIENCY FROM "USINESS v
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h3CHOOLSOFTHE&UTURE v
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3CHULTZ 7ILLIAM 
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3CHWARTZ *UDAH 
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3CIENCE hMETAPHYSICALEXPLANATIONS v
h3CIENCEAND#OMMON3ENSE v
3CIENCE AND (UMAN "EHAVIOR "& 3KINNER   N
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3EEKINS "RENDA n
3EGUIN %DOUARD 
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3ELLECK 4OM 
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3EMENOV !LEXEY n
3ENATE!RMED3ERVICES#OMMITTEE 
3ENATE*OURNAL2ESOLUTION53 n
3ENATE 2EPUBLICAN 0OLICY #OMMITTEE ON )LLITERACY 53
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3ENESE $ONALD n 
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3HREVEPORT*OURNAL4HE ,OUISIANA n
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3INCLAIR 2OBERT 
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SITUATIONETHICS 
3IZEMORE "ARBARA n
3IZER 4HEODORE n    !
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BEHAVIORALTHEORIES  !n
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EXTENTPHILOSPHIESHAVESPREAD 
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MANANDENVIRONMENT BELIEFSOF n
AND0ROGRAMMED)NSTRUCTION XXVI
PROGRAMMEDLEARNING BELIEFSOF n
4HE3CIENCEOF,EARNINGANDTHE!RTOF4EACHING  !
4ECHNOLOGYOF4EACHING n
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3KINNERShBOXvCOMPUTER    !n !
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h3KINNERS4EACHING-ACHINESAND0ROGRAMMING#ONCEPTS v
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3KINNERIANMETHODOLOGY   
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h3MARTCARDS0ROJECT&ORUM v
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3MOOT $AN N
3NOW #ATHERINE%  
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h3OCIAL#ONTRACT v
3OCIALIST&EDERAL2EPUBLICOF9UGOSLAVIA 
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3OUTHERN2EGIONAL%DUCATION"OARD32%" n 
3OUTH3T0AUL0UBLIC3CHOOLS n
3OVIET!CADEMYOF3CIENCE  ! !
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3OVIET#HALLENGETO!MERICA4HE 'EORGE#OUNTS n
3OVIET%DUCATION0ROGRAMS&OUNDATIONS #URRICULUMS 4EACHER
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3OVIET0RESCHOOL%DUCATION(ENRY#HAUNCEY 
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3TANDARD 4IMES 4HE .EW "EDFORD -ASSACHUSETTS
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