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.
The reduction of higher education budget in many states upsets the governors because they believe that______.
A.students should not pay their own tuition to get education
B.more money is needed to make their universities better
C.college administrators and editorial writers know better than them about education
D.the quality of their colleges and universities reflects the economic status of the states
第2题
应首选脾切除治疗的溶血性贫血是()
A.自身免疫性溶血性贫血
B.遗传性球形细胞增多症
C.阵发性睡眠性血红蛋白尿
D.丙酮酸激酶缺乏症
E.海洋性贫血
第5题
下列何种血液病首选脾切除治疗
A.原发性血小板减少性紫癜
B.再生障碍性贫血
C.自身免疫性溶血性贫血
D.海洋性贫血
E.遗传性球形细胞增多症
第6题
脾切除是下列何种疾病的首选治疗
A.阵发性睡眠性血红蛋白尿
B.遗传性球形细胞增多症
C.海洋性贫血
D.自身免疫性溶血性贫血
E.重症再生障碍性贫血
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