2000年，美国教育部公布了《教育研究国家重点》，这是国家教育研究政策委员会与教育研究改进局根据国会的要求，经过三年调查研究后制订的。其目的在于适应 21世纪的需要，大幅度地提高教育水平，迎接新的挑战与机遇。文件序言中谈到：美国人把最热切的希望寄托于教育，教育在 In 2000, the U.S. Department of Education released the “National Priority of Education Research,” which was formulated by the National Education Research Policy Committee and the Institute for Educational Research and Improvement at the request of the National Assembly after three years of investigation and study. Its purpose is to adapt to the needs of the 21st century, greatly raise the level of education, and meet new challenges and opportunities. In the preface to the document, the Americans pin their most fervent hopes on education and education