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work part-time. The literacy rate is 99 percent, although functional
illiteracy is a problem for many adults.
3. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the role of states in educating people?
2. At what age do the students leave school?
3. What does school provide in addition to basic academic
subjects?
4. What are advantages and disadvantages of American
education?
5. What do many students do after high schools?
6. Where can young people get higher education?
7. Is higher education free of charge?
8. How do American students manage to overcome financial
difficulties?
9. What is the literacy rate in the USA?
4. Read and translate the text:
FACTS IN BRIEF:
SCHOOL EXPENDITURES (millions of dollars-1999):
$308,800
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY - $184,800
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES - S124,000
ENROLLMENT (millions):
ELEMENTARY - 29.4
HIGH SCHOOL - 16.4
COLLEGE - 12.5
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT (nursery
through college, in millions):
PUBLIC - 49.9
PRIVATE - 8.5