密歇根新闻广播 密歇根的教育系统需要集中于个别学生

Bill Gelineau, Michigan's Libertarian nominee¹ for governor, says Michigan's education system needs to start focusing on the individual needs of students.

Michigan is currently ranked 35 out of 50 states when it comes to 4th grade students' reading skills and other performance metrics. Only 44% of Michigan's third graders passed the English Language Arts portion of the M-STEP standardized² test this year.

Gelineau's approach to fixing the state's literacy issues centers around increasing school funds and guidance counselors³. He wants to give teachers the resources to pay attention to students' unique needs in the classroom.

He's also hoping to give parents more choices when it comes to their children's education. He's seen a lot of dissatisfaction among parents with how schools are treating their kids, and wants to make parents aware of all the options available to their students.

"Parents need to be empowered to find those options," he told Stateside on Wednesday. "And so what I envision is trying to create the kind of paradigm⁴ where the resources are available to those who need them."

Gelineau wants to add $750 million to the state's education budget to pay for theseadditional resources. His plan to find the money hinges on the legalization of marijuana,which will be on Michigan ballots⁵ this November. If the measure is legalized, Gelineau hopes to retroactively release people who are currently in jail for pot possession and funnel⁶ the resulting extra funds into education.

"Being able to just cull⁷ that population back with reasonable resentencing and alternative sentencing guidelines, we could free up a lot of money so that our schools can have the resources they need," Gelineau said.

1 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

2 standardized   

adj.标准化的

参考例句：

• We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement. 我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩。
• The parts of an automobile are standardized. 汽车零件是标准化了的。

3 counselors   

n.顾问( counselor的名词复数 )；律师；（使馆等的）参赞；（协助学生解决问题的）指导老师

参考例句：

• Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs. 顾问们开始调查工业方面的需要。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We have experienced counselors available day and night. ) 这里有经验的法律顾问全天候值班。） 来自超越目标英语 第4册

4 paradigm   

n.例子，模范，词形变化表

参考例句：

• He had become the paradigm of the successful man. 他已经成为成功人士的典范。
• Moreover,the results of this research can be the new learning paradigm for digital design studios.除此之外，本研究的研究成果也可以为数位设计课程建立一个新的学习范例。

5 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 funnel   

n.漏斗；烟囱；v.汇集

参考例句：

• He poured the petrol into the car through a funnel.他用一个漏斗把汽油灌入汽车。
• I like the ship with a yellow funnel.我喜欢那条有黄烟囱的船。

7 cull   

v.拣选；剔除；n.拣出的东西；剔除

参考例句：

• It is usually good practice to cull the poorest prior to field planting.通常在实践上的好方法是在出圃栽植前挑出最弱的苗木。
• Laura was passing around photographs she'd culled from the albums at home.劳拉正在分发她从家里相册中挑选出的相片。