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a. Structure:
The education system in the US has 5 levels;
I. Nursery education
II. II. Primary school.
III. Secondary school
IV. Teacher education
V. University and adults education
I. Nursery education
Meant for children from 3 years and above
II. Primary school.
- For children from Six years
- The schools are headed by principals.
- Children are promoted on the basis of continuous assessment.
- Religious education is not included because citizens have freedom of worship.
III. Secondary school
- Secondary education is a 3-3 system.
- 3 years in junior high and 3 years in senior high.
- Public senior schools are free.
IV. Teacher education
Trains teachers who will help training children to promote the American culture
V. University and adults education
-It's provided in colleges of education, higher technical institutions.
-They are in two categories
I. State universities and colleges maintained by the state.
II. Independent colleges and universities run by churches and private individuals.
b. Administration
- It's decentralized i.e. each state and private individuals take care of the school.
- Federal government fund technical institutions and universities
- Each local government has a local board of education headed by superintendent who
appoints teachers and other personnel who work with him.
- Works in the finance of schools run by local government.
c. Finance
- Less than 60% of the total cost of public primary and secondary funding coming from
local taxes
- State government sets 40% of its annual budget to education most of it Comes from
taxes
- Students pay their fee in private institutions
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