The awarding of higher grades than students have earned, due to decreased teacher expectations or to protect the academic reputations of the school or university.

Is any information that school officials or states collect on students who are enrolled in public schools in their jurisdiction.

Are letter or numerical scores that are given an advantage when calculating a GPA. Usually, these scores were attained in higher level, honors, advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses. Thus the advantage is received because of the challenging nature of those courses. Think of it as a reward for tackling

Is a major assignment that serves as the culminating learning activity for students exiting middle school, high school, undergraduate studies, graduate studies, etc.

Illustrates the ways that race, SES, familial situations, or other variables work in concert to facilitate anti-intellectual sentiments and behaviors in certain segments of students. This in turns leads to low academic and skills attainment which can perpetuate the cycle of generational poverty that caused the opportunity gap in the

Is a system for scheduling junior high or high school days, usually by replacing the historical scheduling method six or seven 40-50 minute class periods with class periods that are longer in duration and meet fewer times during the week. For instance, a traditional block schedule class period may have

Describes the classes, programs, and learning activities that students complete during their high school matriculation. Learning pathways can be academic and vocational in nature.

Academic progress that is accomplished over a period, as assessed at the onset and end of a specified time. It can be calculated for countries, states, cities, schools or students, and many variables and strategies can be used to determine if “growth” has occurred.

Describes any class, activity, or experience in which learning takes place, whether it’s a typical school setting or outside of the school location.

Allows high school the ability to enroll in college courses while they are in high school, and consequently receive credit for both.