U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

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Education in the United States

Welcome to USNEI's information section about the U.S. education system. On this site you will find information about:

Organization of U.S. Education, providing information and links about how the U.S. education system is governed at all levels, statutes and regulations, and how individual schools and higher education institutions are organized.

Structure of U.S. Education, providing information and links about the levels, qualifications, credit and grading systems, tests and assessments found in the U.S. education system.

Accreditation and Quality Assurance, provides information about the U.S. accreditation system and links to directories of recognized accrediting organizations, other quality assurance provisions, and how to avoid unaccredited or bogus institutions and unrecognized or bogus accreditors.

Evaluating Foreign Qualifications, providing information and links about the process used in the United States for assessing and recognizing credits and qualifications from other education systems.

Visiting the United States, providing information and links that are important in planning and undertaking temporary travel to the United States for the purposes of study or work.

 

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Last Modified: 12/18/2007