Explains, demonstrates, reinforces, and evaluates the students' progress in learning.

an American educational reformer and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those c...

(1865-1877) Period after the Civil War during which Northern political leaders created plans for the governance of the South and a procedure for former Southern states to rejoin the Union; Southern resentment of this era lasted we...

ability to answer for one's own actions

common term used to describe small private schools that provided an education for working class children before they were old enough to work. These schools were usually run by an elderly woman who taught the children to read and w...

the making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment.

a series of graded primers for grade levels 1-6. They were widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, and are still used today in some private schools and in homeschooling.

Adequate Yearly Progress. a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performi...

was named as the first leader of the new Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, founded for the higher education of blacks

A proposed or adopted course or principle of action

Teacher Keys Effectiveness System. a common evaluation system designed for building teacher effectiveness and ensuring consistency and comparability throughout the state.

the process (also known as desegregation) of ending race-based segregation within American public and private schools