Praxis II: PLT K-6 Exam Prep

Answer: A - A Nation at Risk was a report written in 1983 by the National Commission on Excellence in Education which provided research-supported evidence that American schools were falling farther behind schools of other countries. It identified that this lag occurred primarily within the nation’s secondary schools. It began dialogue that would later evolve in the concept of highly qualified teachers by calling for the creation of standards within teacher education programs.