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ERIC ED397995: Years of Promise: A Comprehensive Learning Strategy for America's Children. The Report of the Carnegie Task Force on Learning in the Primary Grades.

In 1994 the Carnegie Corporation of New York convened the Carnegie Task Force on Learning in the Primary Grades to examine all the forces that contribute to children's learning and development during the age span from 3 to 10. The 33-member group of business and political leaders, scientists, educators, researchers, and practitioners conducted extensive reviews of research and programmatic experience, made site visits to 60 programs in 30 communities throughout the United States, and engaged in formal hearings and informal discussions with parents, teachers, administrators, and community leaders. There were four major findings: First, the majority of U.S. schoolchildren are achieving well below the levels they should be attaining. Second, it is entirely feasible to reverse the widespread pattern of educational underachievement among elementary school children. Third, enough is known about effective policies and practices in all the key learning institutions for each to take immediate steps to improve results for children toward the goal of upgrading education for all. Fourth, the frontline institutions must reach beyond their traditional isolation from each other and coordinate the

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