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An alternative school is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional. [1][2] Such schools offer a wide range of philosophies and teaching methods; some have political, scholarly, or philosophical orientations, while others are more ad hoc assemblies of teachers and students dissatisfied with some aspect of mainstream or traditional education. Some schools ...
The Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) is an entrance exam used by many independent schools and magnet schools in the United States. Developed and administered by the Educational Records Bureau (ERB), the ISEE has four levels: [1] the Primary level, for entrance to grades 2–4; Lower level, for entrance in grades 5–6; Middle level, for entrance in grades 7–8; Upper level, for ...
In electromagnetism, permeability is the measure of magnetization produced in a material in response to an applied magnetic field. Permeability is typically represented by the (italicized) Greek letter μ. It is the ratio of the magnetic induction to the magnetizing field in a material. The term was coined by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin in 1872, [1] and used alongside permittivity by ...
Gentrification with a typical ranch house side by side with a modern house in Dallas, Texas in 2020 Gentrification is the process whereby the character of a neighborhood changes through the influx of more affluent residents (the "gentry") and investment. [1][2] There is no agreed-upon definition of gentrification. [3][4] In public discourse, it has been used to describe a wide array of ...
Winnebago Lutheran Academy, a private, Lutheran high school in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Secondary education is the last six or seven years of statutory formal education in the United States. It reaches the climax with twelfth grade (age 17–18). Whether it begins with sixth grade (age 11–12) or seventh grade (age 12–13) varies by state and sometimes by school district. [1] Secondary ...
A high school senior classroom in the United States Secondary education is the education level following primary education and preceding tertiary education. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final phase of basic education, and level 3 upper secondary education or senior secondary education is the stage before tertiary ...
Magnetic separation is the process of separating components of mixtures by using a magnet to attract magnetic substances. [1] The process that is used for magnetic separation separates non-magnetic substances from those which are magnetic.
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, musical, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the largest organization of its type in the world. [1] Activities range from American football and cross-examination debate to mathematics and marching band ...