Word: educationism
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Fernando M. Reimers, a professor of international education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, said that the ranking criteria included indicators such as the number of alumni who have received a Nobel Prize, or professors who have conducted respected research.
“The ranking began as a way to measure the quality of higher education in China,” Reimers said. According to Reimers, China’s efforts to improve education are part of the country’s greater push to allow more people to benefit...
Reimers said that, despite Harvard’s high spot in the ranking, there was much for America to learn from China’s education system, where schools, for instance, have a greater focus on reaching out to the public.
But China, Reimers said, also is learning from American schools. “People in China have valued education for a long time,” said Reimers. “But their schools are more geared to passing the college entrance exam. They look to U.S. Schools and research...
Race to the Top is a part of the broader American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. While it constitutes only a small fraction of the $96.8 billion allocated to the Department of Education under the stimulus package, it will be money well spent.