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WGU FST4
Vocabulary for Schools and Society Chapter 7 & 8
Question | Answer |
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Block grants | Federal monies provided to states and school districts with few restrictions for use. |
Principal | The individual having the ultimate administrative responsibility for a school's operation. |
State tuition-credit plans | A variation on school voucher programs in which parents are given tax credits for money they spend on private-school tuition. |
Categorical grants | Monies targeted for specific groups and designated purposes. |
School district | An administrative unit within a state that is defined by geographical boundaries and is legally responsible for the public education of children within those boundaries. |
Superintendent | The school district's head administrative officer, along with his or her staff, responsible for implementing that policy in the district's school. |
Charter schools | Alternative schools that are independently operated but publicly funded. |
Site-based decision making | A school management reform movement that attempts to place increased responsibility for governance at the individual school level. |
Voucher | A check or written document that parents can use to purchase educational services. |
Homeschooling | An educational option in which parents educate their children at home. |
State board of education | The legal governing body that exercises general control and supervision of the schools in a state. |
Local school board | A group of elected lay citizens responsible for setting policies that determine how a school district operates. |
State office of education | Office responsible for implementing a state's education policy on a day to day basis. |