According to their upbeat and cheerful-looking website, SparkAction is for children, youth, and change. SparkAction is managed by the Forum for Youth Investment, which is a "nonprofit, nonpartisan, 'action tank' dedicated to helping communities and the nation make sure all young people are ready for college, work, and life." This website is loaded with expert ideas on how people can advocate for...

In September 1989, President George Bush met with the nation's governors in the first National Education Summit. In the wake of the summit, six National Education Goals (later expanded to eight by Congress) for the year 2000 were adopted. Released last week, the 1999 National Education Goals Report reveals that these goals will not be met, but the report does indicate that many states have made...