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STANFORD UNIVERSITY Stanford University is located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley. Stanford University is recognized as one of the worlds leading research and teaching institutions. Stanford was the catalyst for the creation of Silicon Valley and is considered its center both geographically and historically. The Stanford motto is known as “The wind of freedom blows”. Stanford places a strong focus on residential education. Approximately 98% of undergraduate students occupy on-campus university housing MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the world’s leading research universities, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1865 the school was opened in Boston by geologist William Barton Rogers, who became its first president. Originally devoted to industrial science, MIT has developed into five schools offering undergraduate as well as graduate work. Throughout its history MIT has held a worldwide reputation for teaching and research. It was among the first schools to use the laboratory method of instruction, develop the modern profession of chemical engineering, and offer courses in aeronautical and electrical engineering and applied physics. CHAPTER 5 A DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AN OVERVIEW Public education in the United States, programs of instruction offered to children, adolescents, and adults in the United States through schools and colleges are operated by state and local governments. American public education is primarily the responsibility of the states and individual school districts due to the country’s history and cultural values. Educational institutions are primarily governed by local authorities rather than by federal ones. The most notable characteristic of the Americ