K-12 system
Kindergarten through twelfth
The K-12 system is the standard structure of American primary and secondary education, spanning kindergarten through twelfth grade—roughly ages five to eighteen.
The term appears in policy discussions, school funding debates, and comparisons with other countries' educational models: The K-12 system struggles with standardized testing mandates.
Also written K–12.
- kindergartenEarly schooling for youngsters
- math curriculumPlanned course of study
- elementary schoolInstitution for young pupils
- school districtGeographic education administrative unit
- charter schoolsIndependent public education institutions
recess bell · science curriculum · superintendent · federal funding · parent teacher conference · primary education · language arts · secondary education · middle school · graduation requirements · teacher unions · school board · social studies · Montessori method · class size · grade levels · report card · honor roll
- school historypublic schooling, school reforms, college history, teacher training, school districts
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- Michigan collegesUniversity of Michigan, MSU, Northern Michigan
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Post-secondary academic training
college · university · postsecondary education · graduate school · tertiary education
K-12 systemunschooling
Self-directed home education
homeschooling · home education · homeschool · autodidacticism · self-directed learning
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