For families moving to the US, the education system can appear bewildering. Rebecca Marriage takes a look at everything from the K-12 programme to SATs, ACTs and Advanced Placement.
he US spends more on education per pupil than most other developed countries; however, in the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) rankings (the triennial international survey that aims to evaluate education systems worldwide) the US took 24th place for reading and 36th for maths.
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It is something that President Donald Trump and his US Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos are seeking to address through sweeping education reforms – aiming to reduce the role of the federal government and improve school choice.