Ability grouping
Ability grouping refers to the organizing of elementary and secondary students into classrooms or courses for instruction according to actual or purported ability.
Read the full storyAdequate yearly progress
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is a measure established under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB, 2002) by which schools...
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Charter schools are publicly funded, tuition-free schools of choice that have greater autonomy than traditional public schools.
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Cheating is usually defined as deliberately engaging in dishonest or fraudulent behavior for one’s own gain.
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Compulsory attendance laws refer to legislative mandates that school-aged children attend public, nonpublic, or homeschools until reaching specified ages.
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In the mid-1970s, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of educators to use corporal punishment to foster discipline in the public schools.
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Four distinct movements in American educational history have approached the interpretation of what may be taught to children regarding the origins of life.
Read the full storyDenominational Schools in Canada
Because the Dominion of Canada initially included separate areas with English-speaking and Frenchspeaking majorities, constitutional legal protections were provided for denominational schools as a safeguard for minority-religion schools.
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Among the numerous definitions for distance learning, three in particular stand out.
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Through most of American history, all early childhood education was provided at home since school systems did not assume any responsibility to educate children prior to first grade.
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Over the past four decades, numerous federal policy initiatives and judicial decisions have emerged to address the education of students with limited English language skills.
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Few areas of education are as controversial as gifted education. Programs for children who are gifted have been present in varying forms for many years.
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The issuance of formal grades or other forms of assessment of student performance is a time-honored practice designed to offer formative and summative feedback to students and their parents.
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The term highly qualified teacher comes from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, now known as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (2002).
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Homeschooling is the broad term used for describing the education of school-aged persons at home rather than in the public or private education systems.
Read the full storyRight to Attend Kindergarten
Ever since the first kindergartens opened in the United States in the mid-1800s, discussions about the right to kindergarten, principles for kindergarten entry and eligibility, and what should be taught in kindergarten have taken place in most jurisdictions.
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