public education system
Government-funded schools collectively
A public education system is the network of government-funded schools providing free education to all children in a region, typically from elementary through high school.
The system is usually administered at state or local levels, funded through taxes, and governed by elected school boards.
The public education system struggles with funding inequalities between wealthy and poor districts.
- school buildingsStructures housing classrooms and offices
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- classroomsEducational instruction spaces
- curriculum standardsRequired educational content specifications
- literacy ratesMeasure of reading ability
recess bell · graduation rate · lesson plans · social mobility · school boards · libraries · teacher unions · PTA meeting · textbooks · report card · government agencies · desegregation · class size · community development · standardized tests · enrollment policies · civic engagement · school lunch program
public education systemprivate education
Non-state-funded instruction
religious schools · private school · private academies · independent schools · independent school
public education systemEton
Elite English boarding school
Exeter · Andover · prep schools · finishing schools · finishing school
public education systemhomeschooling
Family-directed academic instruction
home education · unschooling · deschooling · autodidacticism · self-directed learning
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