97-27717. Notice of a Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 54481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27717]


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NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL


Notice of a 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. This notice also 
describes the functions of the Panel.

DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, November 5, 1997 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey 
Avenue, NW, Columbia Ballroom B, Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Ken Nelson, Executive Director, 1255 22nd Street, NW, Suite 502, 
Washington, DC 20037. Telephone: [phone].

SUMMARY: 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. The first 
item on the agenda is the release of the 1997 National Education Goals 
Report. The theme of this year's report is ``Mathematics and Science 
Achievement for the 21st Century.'' The report highlights student 
achievement in math and science, with a special emphasis on the Third 
International Math and Science Study (TIMSS). It provides national data 
on 26 indicators and state data on 33 indicators for the eight National 
Education Goals.
The second item on the agenda will have the Panel receive and discuss 
the policy recommendations of its Goals 3/4/5 Standards Implementation 
Advisory Group.

Dated: October 15, 1997.
Ken Nelson,
Executive Director, National Education Goals Panel.
[FR Doc. 97-27717 Filed 10-17-97; 8:45 am]
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