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Public and Private Schools in the United
States
Religious and private schools receive
little or no support from public taxes in the United States, and, as a result,
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The largest group of religious schools in America {{U}} {{U}} 2
{{/U}} {{/U}}by the Roman Catholic Church. While religious schools tend to be
{{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}expensive than private schools, there
are usually some fees.
When there is free education available
to all children in the United States, why do people {{U}} {{U}} 4
{{/U}} {{/U}}money on private schools? Americans offer {{U}} {{U}}
5 {{/U}} {{/U}}great variety of reasons for doing so, including the
desire of some parents to send their children to schools {{U}} {{U}}
6 {{/U}} {{/U}}classes tend to be smaller, or where religious
instruction is included as part of the educational program, or because,
{{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}their opinion, the public schools in
their area are not {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}high enough
quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States {{U}}
{{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}widely in size, quality, and in the kind of
program that are offered to meet {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}of
certain students.
The degree {{U}} {{U}} 11
{{/U}} {{/U}}American parents are active in their children's schools is often
{{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}to people of other countries. Most
schools have organizations {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}of both
parents and teachers, usually called P.T.A. for Parent-Teacher Association. They
meet together to {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}various matters
concerning the school. Parents often give {{U}} {{U}} 15
{{/U}} {{/U}}time to help with classroom or after school activities.