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Provided federal funding to states primarily for education programs for diadvantaged students in order to support equity in education
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Our education system was falling behind compared to the progress of other nations. The Commission recommended "that schools, colleges, and universities adopt more rigorour and measurable standards, and higher expectations, for academic performance... and that 4-year college and universities raise their requirements for admission."
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It required state academic-content standards and tests. The Goals 2000: Educate America Act provided federal funds to aid states in writing those content standards.
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It is built on the foundation laid in the 1980s and 1990s by ensuring that states accepting the federal governments targeted investment agree to measure and report on results in terms of standards and accountability. About 10% of public education costs are now funded by the federal government, primarily via NCLB.
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Continuing resolution past instead, legislation continues "as in" until reauthorized, this continues until present time. Failure of reauthorization leads to actions based on the authority of the Department of Education to make some types of adjustments in legislation without Congressioal approval.
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It is a small part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment