American Education System
What goes on in the American Education System? Who controls it? The United States Constitution leave the states to handle k-12 public education. The first public school in America was built in 1821 in Boston. Early public schools taught virtues of family, religion, and community rather than academic cores such as math, science, and reading. American education has evolved largely since it has been made, let’s talk about how it works today.
FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS IN THE US
The total taxpayer investment in public k-12 education is estimated to be around 536 billion dollars. Of course this may start varying with the new secretary of education's views and plans. But is the money the government provides for public school consistent …show more content…
Some of DeVoss’ main views include privatization, religious education, and a “hands-off approach to accountability for public schools.” Betsy DeVoss was president of a program (before she became secretary) that gives vouchers to students in need so they may attend a private schools. Vouchers are where state dollars go to paying for a tuition at a private school. This program has faced constitutional problems in the past, main reason is that they direct public money to religiously based programs. In a scholarship tax credit program, however, the money bypasses state coffers altogether. Corporations or individuals can offset state tax liability by donating to a private, nonprofit scholarship organization. The money from this fund is in turn awarded to families to pay for tuition at private schools. Over 70% of these vouchers go to religious schools, primarily christian. When these vouchers had taken action in the state of Florida, enrollment for these private religious schools were increasing by …show more content…
With more than 4,500 accredited institutions that are of a higher education in the U.S., there are many details to look at. Private institutions are usually funded by a combination of endowments, research grants, alumni gifts, and tuition fees. Community colleges are a different option that provide a two year associate degree. These colleges are sometimes taken to get into employment right after completion. Regardless of the institution type, in the United States, students usually earn credits for courses they take and these credits count towards a completion of a program. Courses are often divided into "core" subject areas to provide a foundation of the degree program and "major" courses to provide specialization in a subject area such as art, science, business, etc. Students can also take "elective" courses to explore other topics of interest for a well-rounded educational experience, similar to a system such as high
What goes on in the American Education System? Who controls it? The United States Constitution leave the states to handle k-12 public education. The first public school in America was built in 1821 in Boston. Early public schools taught virtues of family, religion, and community rather than academic cores such as math, science, and reading. American education has evolved largely since it has been made, let’s talk about how it works today.
FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS IN THE US
The total taxpayer investment in public k-12 education is estimated to be around 536 billion dollars. Of course this may start varying with the new secretary of education's views and plans. But is the money the government provides for public school consistent …show more content…
Some of DeVoss’ main views include privatization, religious education, and a “hands-off approach to accountability for public schools.” Betsy DeVoss was president of a program (before she became secretary) that gives vouchers to students in need so they may attend a private schools. Vouchers are where state dollars go to paying for a tuition at a private school. This program has faced constitutional problems in the past, main reason is that they direct public money to religiously based programs. In a scholarship tax credit program, however, the money bypasses state coffers altogether. Corporations or individuals can offset state tax liability by donating to a private, nonprofit scholarship organization. The money from this fund is in turn awarded to families to pay for tuition at private schools. Over 70% of these vouchers go to religious schools, primarily christian. When these vouchers had taken action in the state of Florida, enrollment for these private religious schools were increasing by …show more content…
With more than 4,500 accredited institutions that are of a higher education in the U.S., there are many details to look at. Private institutions are usually funded by a combination of endowments, research grants, alumni gifts, and tuition fees. Community colleges are a different option that provide a two year associate degree. These colleges are sometimes taken to get into employment right after completion. Regardless of the institution type, in the United States, students usually earn credits for courses they take and these credits count towards a completion of a program. Courses are often divided into "core" subject areas to provide a foundation of the degree program and "major" courses to provide specialization in a subject area such as art, science, business, etc. Students can also take "elective" courses to explore other topics of interest for a well-rounded educational experience, similar to a system such as high