American Education System - Decentralized Organization

        In the United States, education is offered at all levels from prekindergarten to graduate school. Elementary and secondary education involves twelve years of schooling the successful completion of which leads to a high school diploma. A distinct feature of the American educational system is its decentralized organization. Elementary and secondary education is financially supported by three levels of government - local, state, and federal. Furthermore, it is divided into public and private institutions. The main …

…in the world. The idea of decentralized education can be debated upon in many of its aspects. However, up to now it has been proven to work in many ways, some of which are, providing a versatile student body and high quality education for those who can afford it. Of course as every other structure it has its disadvantages one of which is that public schools provide lower quality education for students from poorer families.