Explore The Policies On Higher Education Of Clinton Administration

The United States had undergone economic stagnation and inflation crisis from 1970 to1990, then, the unemployment rate rose, the financial deficit increased. The economiccondition affected the domestic life and American international political status . Americanswere concerned to the education again. Americans regarded education as " Noah's Ark ". In1983 the National Commission on Excellence in Education published a report, titled A NationAt Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform. The education upsurge began again. But,Republican Presidents Reagan and Bush didn't have many achievements in education,particularly in higher education. But the revolution of science and technology and the growthof economy request that all levels of labors receive good education, and have high skill andstrong compatibility. This condition requests popularization of higher education. Complyingwith the times, President Clinton proposed new higher education policies such as the DirectLending, the National Service, Gear Up and so on. The series of higher education policiesencouraged more and more people to accept higher education, and impelled America toprosperousness. The Clinton Administration's higher education policies are successful inpromoting education and the economical development. Clinton's achievements could not beobliterated. It is necessary and useful for us to discuss and analyze the ClintonAdministration's higher education policies, and the background, characteristic and result ofthe policies.The thesis is composed of preface, text, conclusion and appendix. The text is composedof four parts.Part One inquires into the reasons that Clinton Administration enacted the highereducation policies from the economical environment, the present situation of highereducation and Clinton's experiences and opinions on education , and analyses objective andsubjective factors which influence higher education policies.Part two outlines President Clinton's higher education policies in his first tenure. Thekey elaboration is that under the increasing of school expense and the financial deficitpressure, the government enacted the Direct Lending policy and the National Service.Through analysis of the material, we promulgate two policies' effects.Part three analyses the adjustment in the higher education policies aspect during Clinton'second tenure, meticulously narrates the content and the concrete effects of the policies.Part four summarizes the higher education policies' inner relations which appeared intwo sessions of Clinton's tenures, and objectively appraises the Clinton Administration'shigher education policy from the overall views.The conclusion part promulgates that the government formulates the education policymust adapt the time request. Combining with our universities' present expanding enrollmentof students, we analyze their significance to our experience.