The main problem is that politicians still disagree on Washingtons role in education. Thefederal government provides less than 10% of the money schools spend. But NCLB, the mostrecent incarnation of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, gave the federalgovernment unprecedented influence. States must set standards of achievement. Schoolsthat fail to make progress face sanctions.
主要问题是政客们仍无法就联邦政府在教育中该扮演的角色达成共识。虽然来自联邦政府的补贴在学校开支中占比不到10%,但是作为1965年中小学教育法最新体现的NCLB法案给了联邦政府前所未有的影响力。就教学质量,各州必须设定合格标准,未能达标的学校将面临处罚。
NCLB exposed the dismal performance of schools. But it has also demonstrated how clumsyWashingtons hand can be. A requirement for highly qualified teachers turns out to havehelped keep states from hiring good ones. State standards diverge wildly. NCLBs main goal,for all pupils to be proficient in reading and maths by 2014, is unrealistic. And thanks to anodd way of judging schools, more than 80% may be labelled as failing this year.
LCLB暴露了学校的糟糕表现。但是它也展现了华盛顿之手是何等笨拙。一项关于高质量教师的要求结果导致州政府无法择优聘请。鉴于各州的标准相差巨,NCLB的主要目标,即到2014年前让所有小学生熟练掌握阅读和算术技能,根本不切实际。因为古怪的评判方法,今年估计超过80%的学校可能将被打上失败的标记。
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