Without flowers, rulers and parental collections: 7 differences of the American school from the Russian

The American educational system is fundamentally different from the Russian one. Emigrant.guru offers to understand the difference between the schools of both countries. In the United States, children go to school from early August to mid-September. In America, there is no single day to start the school year. Every state ...

One of the US states will introduce a compulsory citizenship test for school graduates

The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed a law requiring state students to pass a US citizenship test in order to graduate from public school, writes Newsweek. HB 2030, drafted by spokesman Terry O'Donnell, will require students to take part of the US naturalization test in order to complete ...

Due to the pandemic, the US will not conduct a routine test of the knowledge of schoolchildren

A national assessment of fourth- and eighth-grade students in math and reading, which was previously scheduled for 2020, has been postponed to 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic. This was reported by the US National Center for Education Statistics (NAEP), writes Voice of America. It is noted that…

Personal experience: how parents in the USA prepare a child for school and how much it costs

Back in June, we, the parents, received a folder of papers with recommendations from the school and material for working with the child at home in order to prepare a five-year-old child for school. The most difficult part was fastening the buttons; mastering this skill took several weeks of hard work.…

20 top US public schools in 2019 year

The 2019 ranking of America's Best Public High Schools is based on a thorough analysis of academic and student life data from the US Department of Education, as well as test scores, college data, and rankings collected by the millions of people for whom the topic ...

California will pass a law that will allow students to sleep longer in the morning

On Friday, California lawmakers passed a bill proposing changes to school standards for middle and high school students. If the law is passed and enforced, they will be able to arrive at school by 8:30 am, contrary to the wishes of the state school boards ...

New US Secretary of Education: A Multi-billionaire Without School Experience

Vice President's Voice Vice President Mike Pence decided the fate of the Senate vote on Betsy Devos, nominated by President Trump for the post of Secretary of Education. Pence took part in the vote, thus securing the candidate's approval. For the first time in American history for a presidential approval ...

Billions in the toilet: how "toilet law" can shake the economy

In March of this year, North Carolina became the first state to pass a controversial law that permits the use of toilets in government offices according to the person's gender on the birth certificate. The document divided America into two camps: some large corporations, show business stars ...

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