中小学教育改革是20世纪80年代以来美国各个层次所进行的教育改革的重点。在所有试验方案、课程改革和其他改进学校的努力中贯穿着一些共同的主题,其中,追求优异和促进公平是两个最重要的和永恒的主题,其他主题还包括:主动学习、真实评价、社区、择校、学会学习和品格教育等。确保一线工作者,即教师,了解并认同所实施的改革是教育改革成功的关键。 Primary and secondary education reform is the focus of education reform at all levels of the United States since the 1980s. Among all the pilot programs, curriculum reform and other efforts to improve the school, there are some common themes. Among them, the pursuit of excellence and the promotion of fairness are the two most important and eternal themes. Other topics include active learning, true evaluation, Community, school choice, learning to learn and character education. Ensuring that frontline workers, teachers, understand and agree that the reforms implemented are key to the success of education reform.