Ready to Learn: A Mandate for the Nation.

Boyer, Ernest L.

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ERIC Number: EJ460165

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Publication Date: 1993

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Ready to Learn: A Mandate for the Nation.

Boyer, Ernest L.

Young Children, v48 n3 p54-57 Mar 1993

Proposes measures intended to help the nation meet the national educational goal of having each child start school "ready to learn" by 2000. Measures concern children's health; quality preschools; parent participation; responsive workplaces; educational television; proposed "neighborhoods for learning"; interactions across generations; proposed "basic schools"; and responsible assessment. (BB)

Descriptors: Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment, Educational Quality, Elementary Education, Employed Parents, Employer Employee Relationship, Preschool Education, Programing (Broadcast), School Readiness, Student Evaluation, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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IES Cited: ED445101

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