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Insular areas. American Samoa: American Samoa Department of Education. Guam: Guam Department of Education. Northern Mariana Islands: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System. Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Department of Education. List of school districts in the United States Virgin Islands.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. 2008. Austin. University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. 2013. Houston. University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston McGovern Medical School. 1970. Galveston.
v. t. e. In the United States, elementary schools are the main point of delivery of primary education, for children between the ages of 4–11 (sometimes 4-10 or 4-12) and coming between pre-kindergarten and secondary education. [ 1] In 2017, there were 106,147 elementary schools (73,686 public, 32,461 private) in the United States, a figure ...
t. e. The federal government of the United States has limited authority to act on education, and education policy serves to support the education systems of state and local governments through funding and regulation of elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education. The Department of Education serves as the primary government organization ...
Secondary education is the last six or seven years of statutory formal education in the United States. It culminates with twelfth grade (age 17–18). Whether it begins with sixth grade (age 11–12) or seventh grade (age 12–13) varies by state and sometimes by school district. [1]
In the United States, education is provided in publicand private schoolsand by individuals through homeschooling. State governmentsset overall educational standards, often mandate standardized testsfor K–12public school systems and supervise, usually through a board of regents, state colleges, and universities.
The rapid expansion of education past age 14 set the U.S. apart from Europe for much of the 20th century. [82] From 1910 to 1940, high schools grew in number and size, reaching out to a broader clientele. In 1910, for example, 9% of Americans had a high school diploma; in 1935, the rate was 40%. [190]