Civic education, both in the classroom and through service learning, should be a cornerstone of American public education and should be central to future school reform efforts. All children should have access to an excellent education that empowers them to secure their own   freedom and contribute to the betterment of our society. We reaffirm the principles that have been the foundation of the nation’s educational progress toward that goal: accountability for student academic achievement; periodic testing on the fundamentals of learning, especially math and reading, history and geography; transparency, so parents and the general public know which schools best serve their students; and flexibility and freedom to innovate so schools and districts can best meet the needs of their students.
a broad/general statement on economic goals without specifics