Excellence and equity

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A key goal in education reform in many states is excellence and equity. Education leaders such as Washington's Terry Bergeson have stated that these goals are necessary to build in which all students earn a meaningful high school diploma. These goals will break the link between race, poverty and insufficient academic achievement. Standards-based testing has forced face the facts about low achievement. Graduation requirements requiring passing rigorous tests continue to be a spur to action to address and remove those inequities. ^[1]. The National Science Education Standards also name excellence and equity as key goals.

v • d • e Standards-based education reform

Theorists	John Dewey • William Spady • Jean Piaget • Benjamin Bloom • Marc Tucker • Maria Montessori

Theories	Outcome-based education • Cognitive load • Standards-based education reform • Outcomes-based education • Developmentally Appropriate Practice • Holism • Constructivism (learning theory) • Block scheduling • Holistic grading • Active learning • Problem-based learning • Discovery learning • Inquiry-based science • Inventive spelling • Open-space school • Small schools movement • Inclusion

Values	Excellence and equity • Meaningful high school diploma • Achievement gap

Learning standards	National Science Education Standards • National Reading Panel • Standards-based mathematics • No Child Left Behind Act • Adequate Yearly Progress • Goals 2000 • School-to-work transition • Principles and Standards for School Mathematics • National Skill Standards Board

Standards-based assessment	Authentic assessment • Criterion-referenced test • Norm-referenced test • Standards-based assessment • High school graduation examination

Standardized tests	List of standardized tests in the United States • Standardized testing and public policy

Standardized curriculum	Decodable text • Guided reading • Phonics • Whole language • Traditional education • Traditional mathematics • Direct instruction • Rote learning • Grades • Lecture • Tracking (education) • Standard algorithms