Public and Private Schools in the Unite States Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the Unite States, and, as a result, are usually somewhat expensive to_ 1_. The largest group of religious schools in America _ 2_ by the Roman Catholic Church. While religious schools tend to be_ 3_ expensive than private schools, there are usually some fees. When there is free education available to all children in the Unite States, why do people _ 4_ money on private schools? Americans offer_ 5_ great variety of reasons for doing so, including the desire of some parents to _ 6_ their children to schools _ 7_ classes tend to be smaller, or where religious instruction is included as part of the educational program, or because, _ 8_ their opinion, the public schools in their area are not _ 9_ high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the Unite States _ 10_ widely in size, quality, and in the kind of program that are offered to meet _ 11_ of certain students. The degree _ 12_ American parents are active in their childrens schools is often _ 13_ to people of other countries. Most schools have organizations _ 14_ of both parents and teachers, usually called P.T.A for Parent-Teacher-Association. They meet together to _ 15_ various matters concerning the school. Parents often give their time to help with classroom or after school activities. |