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Southern Regional Education Board sets goals for education

SREB sets goals for education

The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) has established these goals for education. They are built on the groundbreaking education goals SREB adopted in 1988 and on an ongoing effort to promote actions and measure progress. The goals raise further the sights of the 16 SREB states and challenge them to lead the nation.

The reports listed below for each goal, and other reports on the goals, are found at the SREB web site.

Southern Regional Education Board
GOALS FOR EDUCATION

1. All children are ready for the first grade.
Ready to Start: Ensuring High-Quality Prekindergarten in SREB States

2. Achievement in the early grades for all groups of students exceeds national averages and performance gaps are closed.
Set for Success: Improving Reading and Mathematics Achievement in the Early Grades

3. Achievement in the middle grades for all groups of students exceeds national averages and performance gaps are closed.
Keeping Middle Grades Students on the Path to Success in High School

4. All young adults have a high school diploma — or, if not, pass the GED tests.
Gaining Ground on High School Graduation Rates in SREB States: Milestones and Guideposts

5. All recent high school graduates have solid academic preparation and are ready for postsecondary education and a career.
Getting Students Ready for College and Careers

6. Adults who are not high school graduates participate in literacy and job-skills training and further education.
Investing Wisely in Adult Learning is Key to State Prosperity

7. The percentage of adults who earn postsecondary degrees or technical certificates exceeds national averages.
Creating College Opportunity for All: Prepared Students and Affordable Colleges

8. Every school has higher student performance and meets state academic standards for all students each year.
Focusing on Student Performance Through Accountability

9. Every school has leadership that results in improved student performance — and leadership begins with an effective school principal.
Schools Need Good Leaders Now: State Progress in Creating a Learning-Centered School Leadership System

10. Every student is taught by qualified teachers.
Resolve and Resources to Get a Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom

11. The quality of colleges and universities is regularly assessed and funding is targeted to quality, efficiency and state needs.
Holding Colleges and Universities Accountable for Meeting State Needs

12. The state places a high priority on an education system of schools, colleges and universities that is accountable.

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