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