A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n
Year One: 47 States and $85 Million
The GOALS 2000: Educate America Act marked its first year with school improvement plans in 47 states and $85.4 million already in the hands of state and local school districts. The federal government has, in effect, supported states and communities to
establish challenging academic standards in core subjects;
advance school improvement plans already underway;
promote greater parent involvement in learning;
design programs that meet the specific needs of students in their communities;
provide more effective professional development for teachers;
make computers and technology available in classrooms to better prepare students for college and the workplace; and
form partnerships at the local level with parents, educators, and business and community groups to meet the challenges of educating children for the next century.
GOALS 2000 State Grant Awards
In the year since President Clinton signed the GOALS 2000: Educate America Act, 46 states, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, and Puerto Rico have received GOALS 2000 grants, and applications are pending from Ohio and the Alaska Federation of Natives.
In order to receive initial GOALS 2000 funding, states are asked to submit a brief application describing how school improvement plans will be developed, how subgrants will be made to communities, and how plans to use technology to improve teaching and learning will be developed. The application deadline is June 30, 1995.
Each state's share of $91.5 million in Fiscal Year 1994 funds was calculated using a formula based on allocations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The law requires that at least 60 percent of a state's first-year funds go to local education agencies and individual schools, with the percentage increasing to at least 90 percent in future years.
The funds are available through July 31, 1995.
GOALS 2000 Awards as of May 12, 1995
Alabama $1,566,679 Minnesota 1,357,251 Alaska 450,999 Mississippi 1,329,855 American Samoa 44,917 Missouri 1,653,888 Arizona 1,332,598 Montana 449,712 Arkansas 970,400 Nebraska 556,027 California 10,262,973 Nevada 402,336 Colorado 1,061,663 New Jersey 2,478,000 Connecticut 940,237 New Mexico 726,202 Delaware 398,044 New York 6,995,086 District of Columbia 467,311 North Carolina 2,010,873 Florida 3,926,111 North Dakota 398,603 Georgia 2,301,865 Oklahoma 1,129,049 Guam 47,455 Oregon 1,024,176 Hawaii 409,227 Palau 25,000 Idaho 448,714 Pennsylvania 3,973,405 Illinois 4,039,578 Puerto Rico 2,324,848 Indiana 1,696,101 Rhode Island 433,762 Iowa 948,371 South Carolina 1,246,896 Kansas 846,349 South Dakota 418,828 Kentucky 1,444,799 Tennessee 1,640,414 Louisiana 2,014,752 Texas 7,112,610 Maine 495,905 Utah 694,408 Mariana Islands 25,000 Vermont 399,041 Marshall Islands 25,000 Virgin Islands 92,677 Maryland 1,416,545 Washington 1,546,287 Massachusetts 1,840,056 West Virginia 762,147 Michigan 3,536,319 Wisconsin 1,645,588 Micronesia 73,729
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