I.     GOALS OF EDUCATION

    A.    EDUCATING CITIZENS

    B.    ADVANCING SOCIAL GOALS

II.     EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT

    A.    DROPOUT RATES

    B.    TESTING & SCORING (CSAP; consequences)

III.     EDUCATIONAL REFORM

    A.    PERFORMANCE TESTING

    B.    TEACHER TESTING

    C.    MERIT PAY - (Denver; (pro-con)

    D.    AMERICA 2000 GOALS (update)

    D.    MAYORAL TAKEOVERS (Los Angeles; New York and Chicago)

IV.     REINVENTING EDUCATION

    A.    PARENTAL CHOICE

     B.   SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT

    C.    MAGNET SCHOOLS

    D.    CHARTER SCHOOLS (activation effort)

    E.    FOR-PROFIT PRIVATE SCHOOLS

    F.    VOUCHERS

V.     RELIGION & EDUCATION

    A.    PUBLIC EDUCATION

    B.    PRIVATE EDUCATION

VI.     FEDERAL ROLE

        A.    NORTH WEST ORDINANCE (1787) (Summary)

        B.    MORRIL LAND GRANT ACTS (1862)

        C.    SMITH-HUGHES ACT (1917)

        D.    NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT (1958)

        E.    ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (1965)

        F.     NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND (2002) (Dept. of Educ. Description)

VII.    ORGANIZING PUBLIC EDUCATION

    A.    STATE SUPERVISION

    B.    SCHOOL FINANCES

            1.  LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES

            2.  STATE AID

            3.  (FEDERAL SUPPORT)

    C.    LOCAL SCHOOL GOVERNANCE

VII.    HIGHER EDUCATION

    A.    FEDERAL SUPPORT (student loans)

    B.    PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION

        1.     COMMUNITY COLLEGES

        2.     FOUR YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES