Difference between Education in America and El Salvador

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Difference between Education in America and El Salvador
Introduction
America is a developed country with improved social, economic and political dimensions while El Salvador is Latin-America country which is still a developing country. This research paper is intended to identify differences that exist between the American and El Salvador education. There are several differences in education that exist between educations in America and in El Salvador. These differences range from difference in the education systems, funding, and accessibility and even in terms institutional organization. These differences are stated below:
Public education in America is universally provided by the public sector with its control and funding emanating from the three levels of government: state, federal and local whereas preschool education in El Salvador is not included in the states educational system. In America, the federal government funds the head start preschool program of children from poor families.
Education system in America is divided into six basic classes: preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, post secondary and vocational education whereas in El Salvador its divided into four classes: preschool, primary school secondary school and higher education.
Childhood education in America is compulsory to all children while the primary level of education in El Salvador is a must especially in public schools where the government controls and provides funding. In America, a large number of students rely on student loans and scholarships from their university, the federal government or the private lenders to pay their tuition upfront whereas in El Salvador pre-university is not free and the state provides a public education in which a fee is paid per family i.e. siblings pay only a single fee.
In America, educational standards and decisions on standardized testing are usually made by the different state governments unlike with the public school system in El Salvador which is chiefly controlled by the central government (Parkerson and Parkerson, 48). Also, in American education school curricula, funding, teaching and other policies are usually set by locally elected school boards with a jurisdiction over the school districts that are normally directed by the state legislatures.
In America, primary education consists of five years of education while in El Salvador; one takes nine years to complete level of a basic education. Secondary school in American education consists of seven years (sixth to twelfth grades) whereas in El Salvador it runs for three years. Post-secondary education/college/university in an American education system consists of four years of study at an institution of higher learning ...