Clinton's Educational Reform In The Nineties

In the United States, educational right belongs to the local state government. However, since the ages of eighties and nineties in the 20th century, the federal government has been leading the development and direction of educational reform more and more deeply, so that the development of education and the development of American society are accordant and the latter will synchronize far-reaching significance and impact. The education reform of the nineties is the most typical. In the political arena, Clinton emerged for his achievements in education. And he has made outstanding achievements in education since he became president. On the basis of the former President Bush's"American 2000: An Education strategy", Clinton issued"Goals 2000: Educate America Act", and made it the overall guidance of his educational reform.In the act, Clinton summarized American future education into three major goals and ten action plans, and conducted an effective educational reform, through the multi-angled legislative and other measures of education, in basic education, higher education, vocational education and other aspects. The educational reform gave a strong impetus to the rapid development of American education.The thesis systematically presents the main contents of"Goals 2000: Educate America Act"as well as Clinton's main educational philosophy, and summarizes Clinton's major measures of educational reform, that is, ensuring seriousness and importance of the educational reform through the establishment of educational laws and regulations; implementing the concepts of the educational reform and expanding the social impact of education reform through establishing educational communities and institutions, publishing thematic promotional materials and programs, organizing thematic activities and other specific practices. Based on the analysis of Clinton's measures on the educational reform, the thesis probes and exposes the main results and characteristics of Clinton's educational reform, that is: 1. a strong sense of crisis causing the educational reform to rise to a height of national development and fate, and mobilizing the active participation of the whole society; 2. quality priority, global positioning and world-class standards which make the height, breadth and depth of American educational reform broader; 3. striving to achieve educational equity, paying close attention to achieving educational equality of the uneven regions, the crowds and the social resources, showing great concern for each individual, and strengthening education for all, lifelong education and reunification of evaluation standards and norms; 4. the effective integration of the local self-management and government intervention—in the context of state self-management, American education needs a unified national evaluation criteria, the increase of government investment and legislation scope, the regulation of market competition, and what is more prominent is involvement, management and protection in education from the federal government; 5. the effective integration of government intervention and market competition—strengthening the industrialization of education, expanding the choice autonomy of educational subjects through"charter schools"and"voucher system", maintaining market competition, and optimizing the quality of education. After the comments of the results of Clinton's educational reform, the thesis objectively evaluates the existing problems and disputes.Integrating the understandings of Clinton's educational reform, and combining China's current educational situation, the author conducts serious thought and draws the following inspiration: 1. continuing to develop economy, creating a strong foundation of educational development, and optimizing the objective circumstances; 2. establishing a sound scientific mechanism of motivating and monitoring, and truly realizing"invigorating the country through science and education"; 3. eliminating old concepts and conducting individualized adult education; 4. in accordance with national practice, not just parroting and taking our own special way of education; 5. vigorously developing education for all and lifelong education. Through the research of Clinton's educational reform in the United States, the thesis tries to explore the internal driving force of American development, predicts China's response to the influence of American education and culture, and provides a theoretical reference to China's education and social development.