Schooling in the USA

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  210671
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  Все работы   →   Курсовые проекты - сложные   →   Английский язык
• Год добавления:
  17.02.2012 г.
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  26 стр.
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  Introduction…………………………………………………………………….......2
  Chapter I. Schooling in the USA…………………………………………………...3
  1.1. Early childhood education……………………………………………………..3
  1.2. Elementary and secondary education……………………………………….....3
  1.3. Public and private schools…………………………………………………......7
  1.4. Postsecondary and adult education………………………………………...….9
  1.5. Financing of Education……………………………………………………….12
  Chapter II. Practical part……………………………………………………….….15
  Conclusion………………………………………………………………………...25
  Bibliography……………………………………………………………………....26
  
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  Introduction
  
  The United States has a highly decentralized system of education. Education has always been a priority for the United States. The United States’ education system has developed by borrowing ideas from abroad and adding unique elements.
  There is no national school system nor are there national framework laws that prescribe curricula or control most other aspects of education. The federal government, although playing an important role in education, does not establish or license schools or govern educational institutions at any level.
  1.5. Financing of Education
  
  The financing of education in the United States is highly decentralized, and funding sources include the federal, state and local governments, as well as private and nongovernmental contributors. Of the estimated $750 billion spent nationwide on education at all levels, approximately 61 percent of total education expenditures occur at the elementary and secondary level, while 39 percent are at the postsecondary level. These expenditures altogether represent about 7 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product.
  Public elementary and secondary schools receive most of their funding from state and local governments, although additional funds are provided by the federal government and, in some cases, through grants or donations from corporations and foundations and parent- or student-initiated fundraising activities. State governments are generally the largest source of education funding. As a national average, state and local governments contribute about 90 percent of education funding at this level, while the federal government, nongovernmental entities, and private contributors together provide about 10 percent of all funding.