Secretary of Education
Education Secretary | the position of the head of the Education Department, the post of Education Secretary was created in |
| Secretary of Health Education and Welfare | head of a former executive department created in and divided into two departments in |
| education | the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) |
education
instruction teaching pedagogy didactics
educational activity | the activities of educating or instructing, activities that impart knowledge or skill, he received no formal education, our instruction was carefully programmed, good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded |
| continuing education | a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time |
| adult education | a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study |
| elementary education | education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school |
| higher education | education provided by a college or university |
| secondary education | education beyond the elementary grades, provided by a high school or college preparatory school |
| college | a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed |
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth | a college in New Hampshire |
education training
breeding | the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior), a woman of breeding and refinement |
| education | the gradual process of acquiring knowledge, education is a preparation for life, a girl's education was less important than a boy's |
| physical education | training in the development of and care for the human body, stresses athletics, includes hygiene |
self-education
selfultivation | the process of educating yourself |
| special education | education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom |
vocational training
vocational education | training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade |
| education | knowledge acquired by learning and instruction, it was clear that he had a very broad education |
Master of Education
MEd | a master's degree in education |
Doctor of Education
EdD
DEd | a doctor's degree in education |
Sacred College
College of Cardinals | (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes |
Department of Education
Education Department
Education | the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students), created |
| Department of Health Education and Welfare | a former executive department of the United States government, created in and divided in |
| electoral college | the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president |
| college | the body of faculty and students of a college |
| college | an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees, often a part of a university |
| business college | a school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce |
| junior college | a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree |
| community college | a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community |
| training college | a school providing training for a special field or profession |
| Eton College | a public school for boys founded in , located in Berkshire |
| Winchester College | the oldest English public school, located in Winchester |
normal school
teachers college | a two-year school for training elementary teachers |
school board
board of education | a board in charge of local public schools |
co-ed
college girl | a female student at a coeducational college or university |
college student
university student | a student enrolled in a college or university |
collegian
college man
college boy | a student (or former student) at a college or university |
Secretary of Education
Education Secretary | the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education, Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education |
General Certificate of Secondary Education
GCSE
O level | the basic level of a subject taken in school |
| college level | the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained |