...National Commission on Excellence in Education released its report, A Nation at Risk, stating: "[T]he educational foundations of our society are presently...threatens our very future as a nation and a people." Many feel that the commission's conclusions continue to be as accurate and timely as they were a decade...

..."A Nation at Risk" — that report itself said that the educational foundations of our society were being eroded by "a rising tide of mediocrity that...threatens our very future as a nation and a people." Well, it was time to stem that tide, to get our educational house in order, or to suffer the consequences....

...organizations; and business, we have begun to turn back what our education commission 5 years ago called "a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people." Well, we've taken a firm and uncompromising stand against drugs in our nation's schools. We've encouraged...

..."A Nation at Risk" — that report itself said that the educational foundations of our society were being eroded by "a rising tide of mediocrity that...threatens our very future as a nation and a people." Well, it was time to stem that tide, to get our educational house in order, or to suffer the consequences....

...historically accomplished and contributed to the United States and the well-being of its people, the educational foundations of our society are presently...threatens our very future as a nation and a people." This erosion occurs at the most basic level, with Verbal SAT scores dropping over 30 points during...

...the world. The Commission agreed that one of the dimensions of that risk lies in the fact that the educational foundations of our society are presently...threatens our very future as a Nation and a people. The Commission's concern, however, went far beyond matters such as industry and commerce. It also included...

...EDUCATION, "A NATION AT RlSK", THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION STATES THAT "...THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF OUR SOCIETY ARE PRESENTLY...THREATENS OUR VERY FUTURE AS A NATION AND A PEOPLE." MR. CHAIRMAN, AS YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF THIS PANEL WELL KNOW, THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM WHOSE FUNDING...

...throughout the world. We also agreed that one of the dimensions of that risk lies in the fact that the educational foundations of our society are presently...threatens our very future as a nation and a people. Our concern, however, goes far beyond matters such as industry and commerce. It also includes the intellectual,...

...the world. The Commission agreed that one of the dimensions of that risk lies in the fact that the educational foundations of our society are presently...threatens our very future as a Nation and a people. The Commission's concern, however, went far beyond matters such as industry and commerce. It also included...

...because our children are not being educated as well as they should be. The Commission reports that "the educational foundations of our society are presently...threatens our very future as a nation and a people." I think we can pretty much all agree on the general conclusions of these reports: The education system...