1990s American education

The 1990s American education system saw efforts to improve standards through standards-based reform and accountability, emphasizing higher expectations, assessment, and school choice. Education technologies expanded, and multicultural education gained prominence to reflect diverse student populations. There was a focus on accommodating students with special needs through policies like the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Overall, the decade aimed to balance traditional curricula with new approaches to meet the evolving needs of students and society, while debates around school funding, teacher quality, and educational inequality remained central issues.