Education in the United States of America美国教育体系1 I. The goal of education “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life.” - Chinese Proverb The goal of education is to achieve universal literacy and to provide individuals with educational opportunities.2 Education in the United States is provided mainly by government, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. vEach of 50 states in the United Stat