[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 227 (Friday, November 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 70626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29941]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Education Goals Panel; Meeting

AGENCY: National Education Goals Panel.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the date and location of a forthcoming 
meeting of the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP). This notice also 
describes the functions of the Panel.

DATES AND TIMES: Thursday, December 7, 2000 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Ballroom, 13th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Nelson, Executive Director, 1255 
22nd Street, NW, Suite 502, Washington, DC 20037. Telephone: (202) 724-
0015.
SUMMARY: The National Education Goals Panel was established to monitor, 
measure and report state and national progress toward achieving the 
eight National Education Goals, and report to the states and the Nation 
on that progress.

AGENDA ITEMS: The meeting of the Panel is open to the public. Agenda 
items will include: (1) NEGP's Measuring Success Task Force will 
present recommendations; (2) The Panel will issue a summary of the 
public hearings about bringing all students to high standards, convened 
this year by Governor Tommy Thompson (WI). The Panel will decide what 
findings and policy recommendations it would like to make on this 
important subject; and (3) Thank you and farewell expressions will be 
made to those attending their last Panel meeting (Secretary Riley, 
Assistant Secretary Michael Cohen, Governors James B. Hunt (NC) and 
Cecil Underwood (WV) and Executive Director Ken Nelson.

    Dated: November 17, 2000.
Ken Nelson,
Executive Director, National Education Goals Panel.
[FR Doc. 00-29941 Filed 11-22-00; 8:45 am]
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