Education Policy Terminology

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb to indicate manner, time, place, or degree

• The chemicals in the cleaning solution can harmfully affect your skin if not used properly.
• Eating too much junk food can harmfully impact your health in the long run.
• Gossiping about others can harmfully damage your relationships with them.
• His harsh words harmfully pierced her heart, leaving a lasting emotional scar.

noun the quality or condition of being transparent; openness and honesty in behavior or actions

• The company prides itself on its commitment to transparency in all business dealings.
• I appreciate the transparency in how they handle their finances.
• I like how they keep it real with their transparency.
• The clear lake symbolized the transparency of her intentions.

noun a person who works in or is involved with education policy or administration, often with a negative connotation

• The educrat was responsible for implementing new educational policies in the school district.
• The educrat made sure all the teachers followed the rules.
• Don't listen to that educrat, they don't know what they're talking about.
• The educrat was like a puppet controlled by higher authorities.

noun The practice of removing a student from a school's roll without officially excluding them, typically to improve the school's performance statistics.

• Off-rolling is a concerning practice in education where schools remove students who may bring down their academic performance.
• Off-rolling happens when schools kick out students who are struggling to keep up.
• Schools be off-rolling students left and right just to boost their test scores.
• Off-rolling is like sweeping problems under the rug instead of addressing them directly.

noun a piece of land given by the government to an institution, organization, or individual

• The government issued a land grant to the settlers to establish a new colony.
• My great-great-grandfather received a land grant when he first moved here.
• Dude, did you hear about that guy who got a huge land grant from the state?
• Receiving the scholarship felt like a land grant for my future success.

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality (academy, board)

• The academy board is responsible for making decisions regarding curriculum development.
• The academy board is meeting tomorrow to discuss new classes for next semester.
• I heard the academy board is cracking down on tardiness.
• The academy board is like the captain of the ship, guiding the school towards success.