Alphabet Jumble

2. For each grade level, spells out the essential concepts students are expected to know and skills they should acquire in that grade or subject.
3. Is a measure of year-to-year student achievement on statewide assessments.
4. A $4.35 billion competitive grant created to spur and reward innovation and reforms in state and local district K-12 education.
5. Is the requirement in federal law that students with disabilities receive their education.
7. Is a four-part piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Education that is tailored to their individual needs.
10. A goal that a state sets each year to define a minimum percentage of students who must meet or exceed standards on its academic assessments.
12. gap: Is the observed, persistent disparity in measures of educational performance among subgroups of U.S. students.

1. A trained aide who assists a professional person.
6. A body of officials elected or appointed to oversee a local or statewide school system or systems.
8. Is an educational right of all children in the U.S.
9. These standards provide a consistent framework to prepare students for success in college and/or the 21st century workplace.
11. Educational program designed to meet a child’s individual needs.