2. 外语
  3. In many states this year, budget requests by state universities have had to be scaled back or frozen, while tuition, the share o

In many states this year, budget requests by state universities have had to be scaled back or frozen, while tuition, the share o

admin2011-01-04  32
问题     In many states this year, budget requests by state universities have had to be scaled back or frozen, while tuition, the share of the cost borne by the students themselves, has gone up—in some cases faster than the rate of inflation. The problem for the governors is particularly distressing because they all agree that the quality of their colleges and universities helps drive the economic engines of their states. And they are constantly being told by everyone from college administrators to editorial writers that the only way to make their state universities better is to spend more money.
    So it was against this backdrop that members of the National Governors Association came together in this New England city this past week to discuss issues of common concern, one being higher education. And the focus of their talks about colleges centered not on how money could be more effectively directed, but how to get greater productivity out of a system that many feel has become high inefficient and resistive to change.
    As a result, the governors will embark on a three-year study of higher education system and how to make state colleges and universities better able to meet the challenges of a global economy in the 21st century. And judging from the tenor and tone of their discussion, the study could produce a push for higher standards, more efficiency and greater accountability. "When it comes to higher education, we talk a lot about money, but we don’t often talk of standards and accountability. With tuition rising faster than the rate of inflation and students taking longer and longer to finish college, one of these days the public is going to say, ’Enough’" Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Ridge said.
    Ridge and his fellow governors came away from the meetings resolute in the belief that higher education needs a fresh look and possibly a major boost in productivity to meet demands of new technologies and a changing work force. Several governors noted that establishment of clearer standards, greater efficiencies in providing services, and more student competency testing might be needed, in addition to curriculum inspection.
    Such proposals would be sure to shake up those who protect the status quo and trigger a major public debate. Education establishments that often believe that they know best tend to get nervous when elected officials seek to become involved. Utah GOP Gov. Mike Leavitt said the NGA discussion represented a "major shift" in the way governors address higher education and signaled their desire for greater direct involvement by the state chief executives in the oversight of their state university systems. While the governors were quick to note that American higher education is still the best in the world, they say adjustments that reflect the changing of the global economy might be needed to keep it that way.
It can be inferred from the last paragraph that governors often hesitated to address higher education directly in the past because______.
选项 A、the universities were supposed to know better about what to do
B、they were not in direct charge of higher education in their states
C、they were afraid that they might offend the public
D、American higher education had always been the best in the world
答案A
解析 最后一段第二句话提到，教育机构通常认为他们最清楚应该怎么办才好，因此政府官员想插手教育时，他们会感到不悦。因此选A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/hMHO777K
0

在职攻硕英语联考

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)