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2. Education in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 December 2024. Education in the United States of America National education budget (2023-24) Budget $222.1 billion (0.8% of GDP) Per student More than $11,000 (2005) General details Primary languages English System type Federal, state, local, private Literacy (2017 est.) Total 99% Male 99% Female 99% ...

3. K–12 education in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The public education system does provide the classes needed to obtain a GED (General Education Development) and obtain a job or pursue higher education. [58] The largest public school system in the United States is in New York City, where more than one million students are taught in 1,200 separate public schools.

4. History of education in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Cubberley argued that the foundations of the modern education system were influenced by processes of democratization in Europe and the United States. It was a story of enlightenment and modernization triumphing over ignorance, cost-cutting, and narrow traditionalism whereby parents tried to block their children's intellectual access to the ...

5. Public school funding in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The funds that are set aside for education are determined by the State constitutions, Propositions, and the incoming Government officials. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, States provide structure, equality, fiscal accountability, stability and support to the public education systems per state.

6. List of United States education acts - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of acts enacted by the United States Congress pertaining to education in the United States. Many laws related to education are codified under Title 20 of the United States Code. This list does not include resolutions designating a specific day, week, or month in honor of an educational goal.

7. Higher education in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Since 2011, enrollment in postsecondary education in the United States has declined by more than 2 million people. [203] Researchers hypothesize that the primary factors leading to this drop in enrollment are low birth rates over the last couple decades, a more successful economy, and the increasing cost of postsecondary education coupled with ...