[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[September 30, 1992]
[Page 1729]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the National Education Goals 
Panel Report
September 30, 1992

    This year's report of the National Education Goals Panel shows we 
have made strides in increasing the high school completion rate of our 
youth and in eradicating drug use in schools. These positive results are 
the most compelling evidence of the effectiveness of the reform policies 
we have pursued over the past 3 years.
    The President called the Nation's Governors together in 1990 for an 
education summit in Charlottesville, Virginia, where the participants 
set a strategic vision to improve American education by concentrating 
their efforts on reaching six national education goals. The National 
Education Goals Panel is charting the progress toward achieving these 
goals.
    The President today recognizes those who have embraced the goals and 
who are working to establish rigorous national standards for what 
American children should know and be able to achieve. Continued support 
for this initiative and for the President's efforts to establish a 
voluntary system of achievement tests tied to world class standards will 
ensure that all citizens are able to live, work, and compete in an 
international marketplace.