childrenmeans individuals who have not attained the age of 18.
children with disabilitieshas the same meaning given such term in section 1401 of this title.
content standardsmeans broad descriptions of the knowledge and skills students should acquire in a particular subject area;
eligible entitymeans a State educational agency, an institution of higher education or a State higher education agency, or a public or private nonprofit organization, with experience in coordinating or conducting teacher training seminars in American government and civics education, or a consortium thereof;
Governormeans the chief executive of the State;
indoor facilitymeans a building that is enclosed.
outlying areasmeans Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau (until the effective date of the Compact of Free Association with the Government of Palau), the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia;
performance standardsmeans concrete examples and explicit definitions of what students have to know and be able to do to demonstrate that such students are proficient in the skills and knowledge framed by content standards;
personmeans any State or local subdivision thereof, agency of such State or subdivision, corporation, or partnership that owns or operates or otherwise controls and provides children’s services or any individual who owns or operates or otherwise controls and provides such services.
related serviceshas the same meaning given such term under section 1401 of this title;
schoolmeans a public school that is under the authority of the State educational agency or a local educational agency or, for the purpose of carrying out section 5895(b) 1 of this title, a school that is operated or funded by the Bureau;
Secretarymeans the Secretary of Education.
Statemeans each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each outlying area.
State assessmentmeans measures of student performance which include at least 1 instrument of evaluation, and may include other measures of student performance, for a specific purpose and use which are intended to evaluate the progress of all students in the State toward learning the material in State content standards in 1 or more subject areas;
State higher education agencymeans the officer or agency primarily responsible for the State supervision of higher education.