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 108 STAT. 130 PUBLIC LAW 103-227—MAR. 31, 1994 the progress of all students in the State toward learning the material in State content standards in 1 or more subject areas; (12) the term "school" means a public school that is under the authority of the State educational agency or a local educational agency or, for the purpose of carrying out section 315(b), a school that is operated or funded by the Bureau; (13) the term "Secretary", unless otherwise provided, means the Secretary of Education; and (14) the term "State", unless otherwise provided, means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the outlying areas. (b) TITLES IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, AND DC. —For the purpose of titles IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and DC— (1) except as provided in paragraph (3) and unless otherwise provided, the terms used in such titles have the same meanings given such terms in section 1471 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (2) the term "Bureau", unless otherwise provided, means the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and (3) the term "Secretary, unless otherwise provided, means the Secretary of Education. TITLE I—NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS 20 USC 5811. SEC. 101. PURPOSE. The purpose of this title is to establish National Education Goals. 20 USC 5812. SEC. 102. NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS. The Congress declares that the National Education Goals are the following: (1) SCHOOL READINESS. —(A) By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn. (B) The objectives for this goal are that— (i) all children will have access to high-quality and developmentally appropriate preschool programs that help prepare children for school; (ii) every parent in the United States will be a child's first teacher and devote time each day to helping such parent's preschool child learn, and parents will have access to the training and support parents need; and (iii) children will receive the nutrition, physical activity experiences, and health care needed to arrive at school with healthy minds and bodies, and to maintain the mental alertness necessary to be prepared to learn, and the number of low-birthweight babies will be significantly reduced through enhanced prenatal health systems. (2) SCHOOL COMPLETION. —<A) By the year 2000, the high school graduation rate will increase to at least 90 percent. (B) The objectives for this goal are that— (i) the Nation must dramatically reduce its school dropout rate, and 75 percent of the students who do drop out will successfully complete a high school degree or its equivalent; and

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