国外媒体:奥巴马政府召开名为"冲向顶端"的全国竞争

President Obama is pushing for some big reforms in U.S. schools. In Wisconsin yesterday he talked about the "Race to the Top" program. Now it's local and state governments that make decisions about education policies. But the federal government can give money to states, and that's what "Race to the Top" is about.

The program is a fund of more than $4 billion. States would be able to apply for some of that money, and whether or not they got any would be based on if they met certain guidelines¹. For example, achieving certain educational standards, recruiting² and keeping successful teachers, and finding ways to measure students' success. Some testing experts have expressed concerns that states might use just one test to determine students' and teachers' success.

1 guidelines   

n.指导方针，准则

参考例句：

• The government has drawn up guidelines on the treatment of the mentally ill. 政府制订了对待精神病人的指导方针。
• Planners seem a little uncomfortable with the current government guidelines. 规划师似乎不太接受现行的政府指道方针。

2 recruiting   

招聘( recruit的现在分词 )； 吸收某人为新成员； 动员…（提供帮助）； 雇用

参考例句：

• We are recruiting a sales manager with responsibility for the European market. 我们正在招聘负责欧洲市场的销售经理。
• "Hoist the recruiting flag and hungry men will come. “插起招军旗，就有吃粮人。”