Article 7: A Nation at Risk: Committee Members Speak Their Mind

The role of federal involvement in education has, in recent years, become more and more prevalent. Such an involvement was not part of the historical origins of education at virtually any level. Whether it was for economic reasons, defense of the nation, the accountability of American taxpayers, or the pursuit of better civic-minded individuals, federal intrusion towards education certainly reached its highest peak over the last decade. The newest interventions have been more concentrated on the emergence of globalization and economic competition amongst nations, as well as, the prevailing ideology that America’s schooling system has been failing to prepare students for emerging global economic demands. Thus, we see today a focus on standards, goals, and measures to ensure that both students and teachers alike are achieving to their prescriptive maximum potential.