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Appendix C: The Education Reform Movement of the 1980's
Appendix C: The Education Reform Movement of the 1980's
Pages 60-62
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In 1983, the education reform movement gained national prominence with the publication of the report, A Nation at Risk (National Commission on Excellence in Education, 19831. That report criticized American education and issued several recommendations to remedy perceived problems.
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Because teacher certification in most states requires some credits in education, college graduates with biology or English degrees who subsequently decide upon a teaching career have to return to school to take required education courses. Critics argued that such requirements keep many highly skilled individuals out of the classroom.
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Most education officials and policymakers responded to these criticisms in a straightforward way: they raised graduation requirements. Many state colleges and land grant universities imposed stricter entrance requirements, typically involving more academic credits.
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