首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
What makes a great high school? Americans think a lot of things do, from outstanding academics or a supportive environment for s
What makes a great high school? Americans think a lot of things do, from outstanding academics or a supportive environment for s
admin
2017-04-13
49
问题
What makes a great high school? Americans think a lot of things do, from outstanding academics or a supportive environment for students to a great football or basketball team. Still, pretty much everyone agrees teaching and learning are central to the mission. High schools are expected to prepare students for further education, work, or the military and eliminate the large gaps in achievement separating different ethnic and income groups of students. These are sensible goals.
While there are many great high schools among the nearly 22,000 across the country, too many are still not getting the job done. Only about half of African-American and Hispanic students finish high school on time. Meanwhile, the National Assessment of Education Progress tests, often referred to as "the nation’s report card," show significant achievement gaps separating white students from black and Hispanic high school students.
These are not small differences but rather vast gaps that crush opportunity and tear at our nation’s social contract. Leave aside the intrinsic value of being an educated citizen; there are practical effects as well. In 2005, the mean annual earnings were about $20,000 for a high school dropout but $54,000 for someone with a bachelor’s degree. And those differences are growing wider, not lessening, as our economy becomes more knowledge and skills based. In 1975, a high school dropout earned about half as much as a college graduate, compared with about one third today.
This is why U.S. News set some clear criteria for academic quality in its new ranking of American high schools. These criteria mean a lot of schools don’t measure up—only 505 schools nationwide earned a silver or gold medal this year. The list illustrates at once the promise and the challenge for high schools today. Only about 1 in 8 of the schools on this list serves a student population that is more than 50 percent low income, and only about 1 in 5 has a majority of nonwhite students. Meanwhile, about 1 in 5 selects students based on academic merit, something that obviously boosts the chances of meeting the criteria.
Because the U.S. News list uses more data to judge schools, it paints a clearer picture. Of course, no list is perfect. For instance, it is difficult to account for high school graduation rates because states calculate them in different ways. But this one better reflects what policymakers and parents want from high schools, as well as the challenge our nation faces to make our high schools as good as they need to be.
High schools of silver or gold medalists by U.S. News most probably
选项
A、dedicate to students from low-income families.
B、recruit mainly white students.
C、select students based on academic performance.
D、admit only minority elite students.
答案
B
解析
推理判断题。根据silver or gold medalists定位到第四段。在分析这份新排名时提及只有1/5的学校是以非白人为主,即主流学校以白人学生居多,故B项正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/LmbZ777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Inspiteof"endlesstalkofdifference,"Americansocietyisanamazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople.Thereis"thedemocra
Overthepastdecade,thousandsofpatentshavebeengrantedforwhatarecalledbusinessmethods.Amazon,comreceivedonefor
Overthepastdecade,thousandsofpatentshavebeengrantedforwhatarecalledbusinessmethods.Amazon,comreceivedonefor
ThreedaysagoyousentyourIDcardtoyourparentsthroughS.F.Express,withthepromiseofnext-daydelivery.However,the
Themade-for-TVmovieaboutatornadocarryingman-eatingsharkswasasurprisehitinAmerica.ThepreposterousplotofSharkna
LastweekIhadlunchwithamanwhousedtobeoneofthemostseniorbankersintheUK.Thetroublewithbusinesstoday,heco
Whatifsomeonecameupwithanewtechnologyproductthatwashailedasabreakthroughwiththepotentialtorivalthesmartpho
Whatifsomeonecameupwithanewtechnologyproductthatwashailedasabreakthroughwiththepotentialtorivalthesmartpho
WhilewesterngovernmentsworryoverthethreatofEbola,amorepervasivebutfarlessharmful【C1】______isspreadingthroughth
Today,some30%ofsmallbusinessownersdon’thaveaWebpresenceatall,whilethevastmajoritywhodoarewatchingtheirsit
随机试题
建设社会主义文化强国,关键是要()
A基础培养基B鉴别培养基C选择培养基D营养培养基E特殊培养基克氏双糖铁琼脂培养基属于
下列关于津枯血燥形成原因的叙述,错误的是
乳腺癌侵犯乳房悬韧带(Cooper韧带)后,引起相应的皮肤改变是
宫颈黏液最丰富,伸展性最大,羊齿状结晶最高出现在正常月经周期中的哪一期
2008年1月至5月。在美国工作的甲每月给国内的妻子寄回10000美元,由其妻将美元兑换成人民币取出。若6月份甲寄回5000美元,则甲妻可以将()美元兑换成人民币。
教唆不满18周岁的人实施违反治安管理行为的,应加重处罚。( )
下面不属于对“学生主观能动性”描述的是()
并行数据库的体系结构包括共享内存结构、共享磁盘结构和
假设在数据库表的表设计器中,字符型字段“性别”已被选中,正确的有效性规则设置是
最新回复
(
0
)