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  2. Private school - Wikipedia

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    Private education in North America covers the whole gamut of educational activity, ranging from pre-school to tertiary level institutions. Annual tuition fees at K12 schools range from nothing at so called 'tuition-free' schools to more than $45,000 at several New England preparatory schools.

  3. For-profit education - Wikipedia

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    For-profit education. For-profit education (also known as the education services industry or proprietary education) refers to educational institutions operated by private, profit -seeking businesses. For-profit education is common in many parts of the world, making up more than 70% of the higher education sector in Malaysia, Japan, South Korea ...

  4. Education in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    The main legislation governing education is the Education Act 1996 . The education system in Malaysia is divided into five stages: preschool education, primary education, secondary education, post-secondary education and tertiary education. [2] It is further divided into national and private education.

  5. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics - Wikipedia

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    A high school student explains her engineering project to a judge in Sacramento, California, United States (2015). Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ( STEM) is an umbrella term used to group together the distinct but related technical disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

  6. Twelfth grade - Wikipedia

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    Twelfth grade (also known as 12th grade, grade 12, senior year, or class 12) is the twelfth year of formal or compulsory education. It is typically the final year of secondary school and K12 in most parts of the world. Students in twelfth grade are usually 17–18 years old. Some countries have a thirteenth grade, while other countries do ...

  7. Alternative education - Wikipedia

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    Others, after completing their education in a gurukula, enter mainstream higher education. Japan. Japanese education is a nationwide, standardized system under the Ministry of Education. The only alternative options have been accredited, private schools with more freedom of curricula (including textbook choice; public schools are limited to ...

  8. Early childhood education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The average early childhood teaching assistant earns an annual salary of less than $25,000 with little to no benefits, while the poverty line for one person in the United States is only $10,000 below that salary. The turnover of ECE staff averages 31% per year. Another challenge is to ensure the quality of ECE programs.

  9. Education in California - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, California's K12 public school per-pupil spending was ranked 22nd in the nation ($11,500/student vs. $11,800 for the US average). For 2012, California's public schools ranked 48th in the number of employees per student, at 0.102 (the US average was 0.137), while paying the 7th most per employee, $49,000 (the US average was $39,000).