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ability grouping
assigning pupils to homogenous groups according to intellectual abillity, for instruction
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affective domain
attitudinal and emotional areas of learning, such as values and feelings
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Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
a program providing cash suppoer for low-income families with dependent children who have been deprived of parental support due to deathm disability, continued absence of a parent, or unemployment
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block grants
federal monies that are consolidated into a broader-purpose fund caregorical funds with more focused purposes. Block grants give more discretion to state and local agencies that receive them.
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Carnegie unit
a unit awarded to a student for successfully completing a high school course that meets for a minimum of 120 clock hours
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Compensatory education
enriched or extended educational experiences or services made available to childrem of low-income families
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Custodial student
a student who is so limited in mental, social, physical, or emotional development that institutional care or constant supervision at home is required
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Debt service
repayment of borrowed money and the interest on the debt
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de facto segregation
the segregation of students resulting from circumstance such as housing patterns rather than from school policy or law
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de jure segregation
the segregation of students on the basis of law, school policy, or a practice designed to accomplish such separation
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differentiated staffing
educational personnel, selected, educated, and deployed so that optimum use is made of their abilitities, interests, preparation, and commitments.
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eclecticism
drawing elements from several education philosophies
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