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School District
Budgets
50% from property tax 43% from state tax 7% from federal tax (Title 1) TERM 2
KIPP
DEFINITION 2 Knowledge is Power Program - Largest charter school chain in the U.S. TERM 3
BASIS
Schools
DEFINITION 3 honor classes school TERM 4
"Race to the Top"
DEFINITION 4 Awards money to schools which adopt international standards. TERM 5
No Child Left Behind
DEFINITION 5 The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (), often abbreviated in print as NCLB and sometimes shortened in pronunciation to "nicklebee", is a United States Act of Congress that was originally proposed by the administration of President George W.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Enacted in 1965; to provide money to help schools in low- income districts. TERM 7
Margret Spellings
DEFINITION 7 Secretary of Education under George W. Bush. TERM 8
Charter
Schools
DEFINITION 8 Charter schools are elementary or secondary schools in the United States that receive public money but have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter. TERM 9
Magnet
Schools
DEFINITION 9 In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. TERM 10
Home Schooling
DEFINITION 10 Homeschooling or homeschool (also called home education or home learning) is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in a formal setting of public or private school.
Public Assistance
Programs
Help to alleviate poverty. TERM 17
Unemployment
DEFINITION 17 Not employed but have to be actively seeking, cannot be fired; Labor force of 155 million people and 10.2% cannot find a job. TERM 18
Family and Medical Leave Act
DEFINITION 18 Parent has baby and is on leave for 12 weeks, is not paid but cannot be fired. TERM 19
Food Stamps
DEFINITION 19 The United States Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), historically and commonly known as the Food Stamp Program, is a federal-assistance program that provides assistance to low- and no-income people and families living in the U.S. TERM 20
TANF
DEFINITION 20 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, often ) is one of the United States of America's federal assistance programs.
AFDC
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was a federal assistance program in effect from 1935 to 1996, which was administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. TERM 22
EITC
DEFINITION 22 Earned Income Tax Credit: gov't gives money until you earn a set salary by the amount of people you are supporting TERM 23
OASDI
DEFINITION 23 Social Security in the United States currently refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. TERM 24
Medicare Part A
DEFINITION 24 Hospital Insurance Premium - Pay 1 day of hospital stay, taxpayers pay the rest up to 60 days, after which you pay incrementally more - Will probably be bankrupt by 2019 TERM 25
Medicare Part B
DEFINITION 25 Outpatient Medicare Insurance
Muslims
A Muslim is an adherent of the religion of Islam. TERM 32
Sunni
DEFINITION 32 Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, comprising at least 85% of the world's 1.4 billion Muslims. TERM 33
Shia
DEFINITION 33 Shia Islam ( Sh-ah, sometimes spelled Shi'a), is the second largest denomination of Islam, after Sunni Islam. TERM 34
Sufi
DEFINITION 34 Sufism- also spelled as tasavvuf and tasavvof according to the Persian pronunciation, is generally understood to be the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. TERM 35
Muhammad
DEFINITION 35 last prophet of Islam - wrote the Islamic holy text, the Qu'aran - Shias believe that their leaders should have the blood of Muhammad - Sunnis believe that their leaders should be appointed by merit
Sunni sub-categories
Hanafi, Hanbali, and Salafi TERM 37
Sharia
DEFINITION 37 law TERM 38
Preemption Doctrine
DEFINITION 38 also known as Cheney's 1% doctrine; if there's any possibility of an attack we launch a military force to put down the threat TERM 39
Status of Forces Agreement
DEFINITION 39 A Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) is an agreement between a country and a foreign nation stationing military forces in that country. TERM 40
Cost-Plus
DEFINITION 40 A cost-plus contract, more accurately termed a Cost Reimbursement Contract, is a contract where a contractor is paid for all of its allowed expenses to a set limit plus additional payment to allow for a profit.
