Educational system in USA

In the USA there isn’t a national system of education. Each of the 50 states has its own education system but Federal government often gives money to schools and has very little control over administration and curriculum. All schools are controlled by an elected local body known as the „school board“ (voted by parents, very powerful, the quality of a school often depends on it) and by the city and state in which the school is located. The majority of all schools are public schools, financed by the state, free of charge and there are also private schools which are attended by children of the rich, private schools financed by religious groups are much cheaper. All public schools are mixed, some private or church schools are single-sex and pupils wear uniform as well as Britain. The beginning of the school year vary in each state from mid-August to mid-September and usually ends in May or June.