A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n
More Than the Sum of the Parts
Each federal initiative supports a particular kind of challenge. But the time for addressing these challenges in isolation is over. All federal resources must be aimed at the same end: high standards for all students. Under President Clinton's and Secretary Riley's leadership, the U.S. Department of Education is trying to reshape federal programs to better support what may be the biggest challenge you face:
- Pulling together the "pieces of support" from various federal, state, and local sources into your own custom- made, comprehensive effort to reach the National Education Goals and move all students toward high standards.
Only you can put the pieces together so they add up to more than the sum of the parts. Only you -- parents, teachers, school administrators, business and civic leaders, and other adults -- can make any program make a real difference in the learning and lives of children. But you don't have to do it alone.
[School to Work] 
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