Excellence and equity

A key goal in education reform in many states is excellence and equity. Education leaders such as Washington's Terry Bergeson have stated that these goals are necessary to build in which all students earn a meaningful high school diploma. These goals will break the link between race, poverty and insufficient academic achievement. Standards-based testing has forced face the facts about low achievement. Graduation requirements requiring passing rigorous tests continue to be a spur to action to address and remove those inequities.^[1] The National Science Education Standards also name excellence and equity as key goals.

References

↑ Terry Bergeson, "Not letting kids off the hook in math", March 4, 2007

Standards-based education reform

Individuals	William Spady Jean Piaget Benjamin Bloom Marc Tucker Maria Montessori Constance Kamii Rheta DeVries Lev Vygotsky Jerome Bruner Caleb Gattegno

Theories	Outcome-based education Cognitive load Standards-based education reform Developmentally Appropriate Practice Holism Constructivism Block scheduling Holistic grading Active learning Problem-based learning Discovery learning Inquiry-based learning Inventive spelling Open-space school Small schools movement Inclusion

Values	Excellence and equity Achievement gap

Learning standards	National Science Education Standards Principles and Standards for School Mathematics National Reading Panel No Child Left Behind Act Adequate Yearly Progress Goals 2000 School-to-work transition National Skill Standards Board

Standards-based assessment	Authentic assessment Criterion-referenced test Norm-referenced test High school graduation examination

Standardized tests	List of standardized tests in the United States Standardized testing and public policy

Standardized curriculum	Decodable text Guided reading Phonics Whole language Traditional education Traditional mathematics Direct instruction Rote learning Grades Lecture Tracking (education) Standard algorithms

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