...Nation at Risk, stating: "[T]he educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people." Many feel that the commission's conclusions continue to be as accurate and timely as they were a decade...

...rise as I propose a toast to the President of the 539 Apr. 27 / Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1988 United States and Mrs. Reagan. To the President and...parents, principals, and school boards. As Secretary [of Education] Bennett's report this week makes clear, much remains to be done. We remain, as that...

...Risk" — that report itself said that the educational foundations of our society were being eroded by "a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people." Well, it was time to stem that tide, to get our educational house in order, or to suffer the consequences....

...well-being of its people, the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people." This erosion occurs at the most basic level, with Verbal SAT scores dropping over 30 points during...

...risk lies in the fact that the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people. The Commission's concern, however, went far beyond matters such as industry and commerce. It also included...

...well-being of its people, the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people. What was unimaginable a generation ago has begun to occur — others are matching and surpassing our...

...EDUCATION STATES THAT "...THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF OUR SOCIETY ARE PRESENTLY BEING ERODED BY A RISING TIDE OF MEDIOCRITY THAT THREATENS OUR VERY FUTURE AS A NATION AND A PEOPLE." MR. CHAIRMAN, AS YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF THIS PANEL WELL KNOW, THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM WHOSE FUNDING...

...following, "Our Nation is at risk. The educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people ... if an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance...

...The Commission reports that "the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people." I think we can pretty much all agree on the general conclusions of these reports: the education system...

...risk lies in the fact that the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people. The Conmission's concern, however, goes far beyond matters such as industry and connerce. It also includes...