Evolution of Policies on American Basic Education Reform and Its Inspiration in the 20th Century

Fairness and Effectiveness have always been the basic value and goal of American basic education reform. But the values have been varied in different periods,from in pursuit of education fairness and effectiveness respectively to give attention to both,following specific reform tasks. The track of education reform shows that it starts from partially reform to overall reform of public educational system,and eventually establishes new pattern schools. The education reform obviously exhibited different choices of educational systems,curriculum,and school management. To discuss the evolution of American basic education reform will not only help us to understand characteristics of the reform,but also benefit us on constituting and consummating basic education reform policies in China.