VOA慢速英语:美国人：我们的教育制度是一个主要问题

poll – n. an activity in which several or many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something

key – adj. extremely important

status – n. the position or rank of someone or something when compared to others in a society, organization, group

school district – n. an area or region containing the schools that a school board is in charge of

standard – n. a level of quality, achievement, etc., that is considered acceptable or desirable

inequality – n. an unfair situation in which some people have more rights or better opportunities than other people

priority – n. something that is more important than other things and that needs to be done or dealt with first

partnership – n. the state of being partners

factor – n. something that helps produce or influence a result : one of the things that cause something to happen