A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n
An Open Letter
to the
American People
A Nation at Risk:
The Imperative for Educational Reform
A Report to the Nation
and the Secretary of Education
United States Department of Education
by
The National Commission on Excellence in Education
April 1983
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[Letter of Transmittal]