1. Education in The United States Of America

3. Preschool Preschool education is the provision of education for children before the commencement of statutory and obligatory education, usually between the ages of zero or three and five, depending on the jurisdiction

4. In the U.S., kindergartens are usually part of the K-12 educational system. It is only one school-year. Children usually attend kindergarten around age 5 to 6.K-12 While kindergarten was viewed as a separate part of the elementary program, it is now fully integrated into the school system, except that in many places it is only offered for half-a-day

5. Elementary and secondary education

6. Homeschooling as an alternative Homeschooling (also called home education or home learning) is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school.

7. Elementary (or primary) education

8. Most children begin elementary education with kindergarten - usually at five to six years old …kindergarten

9. … and finish secondary education with twelfth grade -twelfth grade - usually at around eighteen years old

10. Secondary education Is generally split between junior high school and high school or middle school and high school.high schoolmiddle school The term middle school usually refers to grades six through eight; Junior high school refers to grades seven through nine. [3] High school encompasses grade levels 9 through 12. [3]

11. The years are normally numbered beginning with sixth grade (at or around age 12) or seventh grade (at or around age 13) and progressing to 12th grade (ending at or around age 18).

12. A student’s official transcript Future employers or colleges may want to see steady improvement in grades and a good attendance record on the official transcript. Therefore, students are encouraged to take responsibility for their education

13. Grading system

14. From A to F Students holding report cards.

16. Special needs a Special Education school in Brooklyn, New YorkBrooklyn, New York

17. Private and public schools K-12 students in most areas have a choice between free tax- funded public schools or privately- funded private schools

18. Unlike public school systems, private schools have no legal obligation to accept any interested student.

19. Post-secondary education The U.S. ranks 10th among industrial countries for percentage of adults with college degrees

20. Undergraduate study Saint Anselm College's Alumni Hall, built in 1889, is the current administration building. This image was taken in April of 2009 on the Quad just a few hours after sunrise.

21. Graduate study

22. How much? Depending upon the type of school and program, annual graduate program tuition can vary from $15,000 to as high as $50,000. Note that these prices do not include living expenses (rent, room/board, etc.) or additional fees such as for books.

23. Contemporary education issues Standard curricula English in the classroom Sex education Health and Safety

24. Ivy League The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States The term also has connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism.elitism

25. Brown University Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III(1760–1820.American independenceBritish EmpireKing George III

26. Columbia University Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education in the state of New York, founded and chartered as King's College in 1754.New York

27. Cornell University Overlooking McGraw Tower and central campusMcGraw Tower Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, the university was intended to teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge—from the classics to the sciences and from the theoretical to the applied. Ezra CornellAndrew Dickson Whiteclassicssciences

28. Dartmouth College Dartmouth College was established in 1769 by Congregational minister Eleazar Wheelock. After a long period of financial and political struggles, Dartmouth emerged from relative obscurity in the early 20th century.CongregationalEleazar Wheelock

29. Harvard University Was established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States [6] and the first corporation chartered in the country.oldestUnited States [6]corporation

30. Princeton University Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, as the College of New Jersey, the university moved to Newark in 1747, then to Princeton in 1756 and was renamed Princeton University in 1896.Elizabeth, New Jersey

31. University of Pennsylvania Established in 1740 Quad in the Fall, facing Ware College House

32. Yale University Yale University is a private Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.privateIvy LeagueuniversityNew Haven, ConnecticutColony of Connecticuthigher education

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