espanolLa trasformacion de los sistemas educativos del mundo arroja evidencia sobre la importancia que la politica educativa posee dentro de las agendas de los gobiernos. Para los interesados en el tema es conveniente describir y discernir los principales elementos de la politica publica de educacion de los Estados bajo sus respectivos contextos. En epocas de reformas educativas globales, este documento realiza una descripcion general de la politica publica de educacion en Colombia y Estados Unidos, haciendo enfasis en componentes como financiacion y gestion del personal docente, que permitira establecer diferencias y similitudes entre los modelos educativos de ambos paises. EnglishThe transformation of the educational systems of the world throws evidence on the importance that educational policy has within the agendas of governments. For those interested in the subject it is convenient to describe and discern the main elements of the public education policy of the States under their respective contexts. In times of global educational reforms, this document makes a general description of public education policy in Colombia and the United States, emphasizing components such as funding and management of teaching staff, which will allow to establish differences and similarities between the educational models of both countries.