| Goal 1 | Increasing the supply of highly qualified K-12 instructors |
| Goal 2 | Applying existing academic standards at all levels consistently |
| Goal 3 | Increasing rates of learning and completion at all levels, especially in high school, and raising the proportion of K-12 graduates, particularly low-income and minority students, who enter post-secondary education without remediation |
| Goal 4 | Improving the quality of school leadership at all levels |
| Goal 5 | Setting and aligning academic standards for every level of the K-20 education system |
| Goal 6 | Achieving world-class, nationally recognized institutions of higher learning by improving access, funding, performance, and accountability |
| Goal 7 | Appropriately aligning the workforce's education with the skill requirements of the new economy |
| Goal 8 | Aligning financial resources with performance expectations at each level of the K-20 education system |
