National Education Goal 6

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One of the national education goals created by the 50 governors at an education summit in 1989. Goal 6 is the only goal directly related to adult learning and is often referred to as the Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning Goal. Goal 6 reads, "Every adult American will be literate and will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship." (See National Education Goals Panel: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/go/go4negp.htm)

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