▁the ▁media . ▁The ▁general ▁public ▁was ▁not ▁even ▁aware ▁that ▁deb ates ▁took ▁place ▁among ▁educ ators . ▁The ▁Nation ▁at ▁R isk ▁Report ▁emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁typical ▁educational ▁ax iom ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁This ▁Report ▁j ol ted ▁millions ▁of ▁Americans ▁to ▁aw ake ▁from ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁concern ▁regarding ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁educational ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Four th ▁W ave : ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁w ides p read ▁social ▁demand ▁for ▁education ▁re forms ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁catch phr ase ▁during ▁that ▁de cade ▁was ▁“ re in vent ing ▁the ▁government .” ▁Supp or ters ▁of ▁this ▁initi ative ▁claimed ▁the ▁b ureau c racy ▁was ▁in efficient ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁being ▁bank rupt . ▁These ▁individuals ▁and ▁groups ▁esp oused ▁new ▁organization ▁and ▁effort ▁that ▁unders cor ed ▁authority , ▁adapt ability , ▁competition , ▁community ▁emp ower ment , ▁super vision , ▁and ▁performance ▁in cent ives . ▁Working ▁groups ▁on ▁a ▁national ▁scale ▁that ▁focused ▁on ▁education ▁and ▁teaching ▁control ▁releases ▁reports ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁These ▁comm issions ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁plan ▁in ▁gu iding ▁rec ruit ment , ▁prepar ation , ▁and ▁support ▁in ▁out standing ▁ment oring . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁these ▁initi atives , ▁said ▁entities ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁flex ibility ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁account ability ▁in ▁public ▁school ▁govern ance