The inclusion of Geography as a core subject in "Goals 2000: The Educate America Act" is the culmination of a decade of reform in American education. There is now a widespread acceptance among Americans that being literate in Geography is essential if students are to leave school equipped to earn a decent living, enjoy the richness of life, and participate responsibly in local, national as well as global affairs. In response to this demand, a national consensus has been built and "Geography for Life: National Geography Standards" is thus drafted. These standards identify what students should learn. Schools may use them as guidelines for developing their own curricula. They fit into each grade specifying the essential subject matters, skills and perspectives that students should pursue in order to attain high level of competency. All these show that, the reform in American Geography education at elementary level is remarkable and the impact will be definitely significant. As for higher education, geography recently acquires a rapid expanding place too. A number of indicators show its growing status in education. For instance, more and more universities require geography grade points either before admission or before graduation; both the numbers of undergraduate majors and the enrollment in graduate programs increase dramatically nationwide; new Geography departments are established one after another; introductory Geography course is developed as an AP course. A rising profile of the discipline is clear enough. What capture peoples' interests is that Geography may provide insights and understandings that are critical both to intelligent participation in a democratic society and to the advancement of knowledge. These are in turn useful to their future career. From the viewpoints of American geographers, a society cannot prosper for long without a fundamental knowledge of space, place and landscape that frame its existence and shape its relationships to other societies and to the natural environment. With this in mind, this paper attempts to analyze the current status of American Geography education. It is hoped that the spirit behind these recent reforms may give enlightenment to our own Geography education.