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● Going
to School in America Today
● Education—A Local Matter
● What
an American Student Learns
● Education
in a New Nation
● Learning
to Be World Citizens
● Higher Education
● Selecting
a College or University
● Trends in Degree Programs
● Education for All
Education—A Local Matter
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Physical Education
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 From
Hawaii to Delaware, from Alaska to Louisiana, each of the 50 states
in the United States has its own laws regulating education. From
state to state, some laws are similar; others are not. For example:
All
states require young people to attend school. (The age limits vary:
32 states require attendance to age 16; eight to 18; etc.) Thus,
every child in America is guaranteed up to 13 years of education.
This is true regardless of a child's race, religion, sex, learning
problems, physical handicap or inability to speak English.
Some
states play a strong role in the selection of learning material
for their students. For example, state committees may decide which
publisher's textbooks can be purchased with state funds. In other
cases, decisions about buying instructional material are
left entirely to local school officials.
Americans
have a strong tendency to educate their children about major public
concerns—problems such as environmental pollution, nuclear issues,
neighborhood crime and drugs. Responding to public pressure, boards
of education in different areas often add courses on various relevant
issues to the elementary and secondary school curriculum.
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