An analytical review on the features of the US education system. Organization of academic and vocational training in US schools. Methods for selecting a student body for American universities. Modern school reform in the United States. Teachers and principals of American public schools and measures to improve their performance. Standards of preparedness for university and production, and new approaches to assessing and comparing the knowledge of schoolchildren and the quality of schools. Features of the development of the American higher education system and tools for ensuring its quality. Accreditation and classification of universities. Principles of university system management in the United States. The role of postgraduate education in the development of the economy at the present stage. Place of university science in the US research complex. Engineering education in the United States. Licensing as a guarantee of the quality of training of specialists and protection of society from the actions of unqualified specialists in engineering and technical professions.