【答案解析】在美国，地方的公立学校用州政府和地方政府的税收维持。税是向全体人民征收的，不管纳税人是否有子女在公立学校读书。
联邦政府如果拨出教育费，也多半只是给地方经费不足的较贫困的地区。大部分的私立学校是由教会支持的。
联邦政府的钱通常用于不影响教育过程本身的校舍、校车、学校的午餐或其他用途。
美国人不要联邦政府控制他们子女所学的内容。他们觉得由地方政府管理学校，他们就可能在更大程度上影响他们的子女所受的教育。 [解析]
In the United States, the local public schools are supported by tax money collected by the state and local governments from all of the people, whether they have children attending public schools or not.
When the federal government does give money to education, it does so chiefly in the poorer areas, where there is not enough money locally. Most of the private schools are church-supported.
Federal government money is usually used for buildings, school bus systems, school lunches, or other purposes that do not affect the educational process itself.
Americans do not want the federal government controlling what their children are taught. By having local governments control the schools, Americans feel that they are able to influence the education that is provided to their children to a greater degree.