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Article: COMPARING THE CHALLENGES FACING EDUCATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA.
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- September 22, 1999
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Universal Education: What Does That `Really' Mean?
Both Cuba and the United States philosophically interpret universal education in terms of lifelong learning opportunities, with the greatest efforts being focused on children from primary school ages through young adulthood. In both nations, education is compulsory during this time period and is furnished essentially free of charge to males and females of all social, economic, racial, ethnic backgrounds, as well as to children regardless of handicapping condition.
In both nations, this "universality" of education is a relatively recent accomplishment. At roughly the same time that the Civil Rights ...