美国特许学校的特点及对我国基础教育改革的启示

Characteristics of Charter Schools in the U.S. and Enlightenments to the Reform of Elementary Education in China

美国的特许学校是一种公办学校,由政府投资,不受传统的公立学校的很多规章制度的制约。以自由与责任兼顾的绩效责任制、灵活多样的课程设置、小班化的教学、自主性的教师聘用为特色。特许学校取得了很大的成效,促进了美国基础教育的公平。我们可以从我国的国情出发,借鉴美国特许学校的宝贵经验,来有效地改革我国的基础教育。

Charter schools are innovative public schools in the U.S.and are sponsored by the government,free from most rules and regulations governing conventional public schools.They have the following features： freedom and accountability to the students＇ performances;flexible and diverse curricula;small-class teaching;teachers are employed freely by the Charter Schools.Charter Schools have achieved great achievements,and have promoted the fairness of the basic education in the United States.We can learn the valuable experiences from the Charter Schools in light of Chinese national conditions to reform our elementary education system effectively.